RTS, ITV and World Productions are pleased to host an exclusive preview screening of the new series of Malpractice, episode one, ahead of its arrival on ITV and ITVX next month.
World Productions (Vigil, Line of Duty, Showtrial) hit anthology series, Malpractice returns this Spring following its widely praised debut. Written and created by Grace Ofori-Attah, the new series sees the return of Dr. Norma Callahan and Dr. George Adjei of the Medical Investigation Unit (MIU), who are once again called in to investigate a doctor accused of malpractice.
Malpractice stars Helen Behan (The Virtues), Jordan Kouamé (Scoop), Tom Hughes (Victoria), Selin Hizli (Am I Being Unreasonable?), Zoë Telford (Sherlock), along with Hannah McClean (Blue Lights), Seraphina Beh (Top Boy), Rick Warden (The Jetty), Ace Bhatti (Line of Duty), Tobi Bakare (Death in Paradise) and more.
A panel discussion with writer and creator Grace Ofori-Attah, World Productions executive producer Emma Luffingham and cast members Helen Behan and Tom Hughes follows the evening’s screening of episode one.
Malpractice - synopsis
When on-call Psychiatric Registrar Dr James Ford is caught between an anxious new mother’s postnatal check-up and the sectioning of a psychotic patient, no one could predict the devastating outcome.
Dr Norma Callahan (Helen Behan) and Dr George Adjei (Jordan Kouamé) of the Medical Investigation Unit are called in to investigate Dr Ford’s (Tom Hughes) actions. His personal life is messy and his colleagues may find him arrogant, but Dr Ford appears committed to his vulnerable patients. As the team dig further into the events of that night, what appears to be a series of poor choices by one doctor spreads beyond the psychiatric unit to a hospital seemingly at war with itself.
With the MIU investigation closing in, can Dr Ford save his already fragile career from a string of apparently damning mistakes? Is Dr Ford a doctor with a God complex, or a victim of the institution? And can the MIU uncover the truth of what happened, despite hostility from all sides?
Critical Acclaim for Series One:
★★★★
“ITV1's medical thriller is worth making an appointment with”
“Intricately plotted and beautifully, leanly written by Grace Ofori-Attah”
★★★★
“Terrific, a fast-paced, multi-layered and, praise be, believable thriller”
