An acute medicine consultant and NHS staff struggle to cope with rising patient numbers.

Containment

Drama

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 rising numbers of Covid-19 patients.

Breathtaking

A doctor in the eye of the storm - Joanne Froggatt in the must-see drama

A doctor in the eye of the storm - Joanne Froggatt in the must-see drama. Rachel Clarke's unflinching memoir about a NHS hospital consultant on the frontline as the Covid crisis unfolded. 

breathtaking

As patients get sicker, Abbey and the team take on the first Covid-19 pandemic wave.

Delay

Abbey moves away from her family to protect them. As patients get sicker, Abbey and the team take on the Covid-19 pandemic, stretching each of them to their limits. 

A new winter wave becomes unmanageable, pushing the team to question how they continue.

Mitigation

The team deal with a new Covid-19 winter wave - as the pressure becomes unmanageable, Abbey takes action to voice the pandemic's full effect on the NHS.

Breathtaking

Breathtaking

Series 1

1. Containment

1. Containment

2. Delay

2. Delay

3. Mitigation

3. Mitigation