Malpractice (TV series)
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Genre | Medical drama |
Created by | Grace Ofori-Attah |
Written by | Grace Ofori-Attah |
Directed by | Philip Barantini |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
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Producer | Sophie Reynolds |
Cinematography | Matthew Lewis |
Production company | World Productions |
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Network | ITV |
Release | 23 April 2023 present | –
Malpractice is a five-part British television drama series, written by Grace Ofori-Attah.[1][2] It stars Niamh Algar as a doctor embroiled in a medical scandal. It began airing on 23 April 2023 on ITV and ITVX.
Plot
When the respected Dr Lucinda Edwards loses an opioid overdose patient, an investigation is launched, probing into her conduct on that night. She was treating the overdose patient when an alarm sounds and all staff rush to reception where a man is waving a gun around. Dr Edwards tries to calm him and offers to help the person on the floor with a gunshot wound. The gunshot patient is moved to A&E but to locate a bed, someone else must be moved. Dr Edwards nominates the overdose patient and sends a young doctor with her to continue her care.
Meantime Dr Edwards returns to the gunshot patient who is being prepped for surgery. Then Dr Harris arrives and takes over. The gunshot patient survives but the overdose patient does not. The young doctor had misheard or misinterpreted the instructions Dr Edwards gave, but when the overdose patient's influential attorney father makes a complaint, it is Dr Edwards whose job appears under most threat. Though she wins the lawsuit, her personal problems come to light and her position is jeopordised as a major pharmaceutical conspiracy starts to unravel.
Cast
- Niamh Algar as Dr Lucinda Edwards
- Helen Behan as Dr Norma Callahan
- Jordan Kouamé as Dr George Adjei
- James Purefoy as Dr Leo Harris
- Lorne MacFadyen as Tom Edwards
- Brian Bovell as Sir Anthony Owusu
- Hannah Walters as Matron Beth Relph
- Priyanka Patel as Dr Ramya Morgan
- Scott Chambers as Dr Oscar Beattie
- Tristan Sturrock as Dr Mike Willett
- Ash Tandon as Dr Jubair Singh
- Georgina Rich as Dr Eva Tait
- Liberty Miller as Abi Edwards
- Twana Omer as Yussef
- Shaun Fagan as The Gunman
Production
The series was filmed in West Yorkshire.[3]
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Philip Barantini | Grace Ofori-Attah | 23 April 2023 | 5.31 |
2 | "Episode 2" | Philip Barantini | Grace Ofori-Attah | 30 April 2023 | 4.54 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Philip Barantini | Grace Ofori-Attah | 7 May 2023 | 3.60 |
4 | "Episode 4" | Philip Barantini | Grace Ofori-Attah | 14 May 2023 | 3.70 |
5 | "Episode 5" | Philip Barantini | Grace Ofori-Attah | 21 May 2023 | 3.78 |
Reception
Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode four stars out of five, praising the writing and topicality of the series.[4] Anita Singh in The Telegraph also gave it four stars out of five, highlighting the quality of the acting.[5] Sean O'Grady from The Independent gave the first episode three out of five stars, commending the fusion of hospital drama with a style of police procedurals, but found Lucy Edwards unengaging as a protagonist.[6]
References
- ^ "ITV reveals first look image of Niamh Algar in medical thriller Malpractice". 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "Malpractice: Release date, cast and news for ITV medical thriller". Radio Times.
- ^ Bentley, David (February 20, 2023). "ITV teases new Malpractice medical drama from same producers as Line of Duty". BirminghamLive.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (2023-04-23). "Malpractice review – a beautifully written drama about the NHS's hidden dangers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ Singh, Anita (2023-04-23). "Malpractice, review: ITV1's medical thriller is worth making an appointment with". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
- ^ "Malpractice review: ITV's new medico-crime drama is like Casualty meets Line of Duty". The Independent. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
External links
- Malpractice at IMDb
- 2023 British television series debuts
- 2020s British drama television series
- 2020s British medical television series
- English-language television shows
- ITV television dramas
- Television series by World Productions
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television shows set in West Yorkshire
- Drama television series stubs
- United Kingdom television show stubs