S01E01 Containment
In the lead up to the UK’s first Covid-19 national lockdown, acute medicine consultant Dr Abbey Henderson and NHS staff struggle to cope with the rising number of Covid-19 patients as the disease ravages the...
Breathtaking
Overview
A searing, thought-provoking and poignant account of an NHS doctor in the eye of the storm during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Episodes
S01E02 Delay
During the first lockdown, Abbey moves away from her family to protect them. The team struggle between government policy and best patient care as Covid-19 patients- including a healthcare assistant on Abbey’s team (Divina)- continue...
S01E03 Mitigation
Despite improved treatment and knowledge of the virus, the incoming winter wave overwhelms Abbey and staff. The life of Ellie, a patient with multiple sclerosis and Covid-19, hangs in the balance when ventilators are desperately...
Cast
Joanne Froggatt
Dr. Abbey Henderson
Lucy Montgomery
Clare Boxall
Jodie McNee
Jules Jarmen
Mark Dexter
Mike
Bhav Joshi
Ant
Donna Banya
Emma
Stephanie Street
Jo
Naomi Denny
Chantelle
George Georgiou
Huw
Angela Bain
Sally
Freddie Stabb
Ellie Bridges
Patricia Jones
Patricia
