medical documentary

Docs under the knife: how medical dramas get it right

Two surgeons in the middle of operating, one in focus and the other out of focus

Life-and-death medical series are hugely popular on British TV but tricky and emotionally draining to make. Winning the trust of hospitals and patients is only part of the story, crews also have to work with sensitivity and face heartbreak and loss.

BBC Studios Creative Director, Factual Entertainment Adeline Ramage Rooney executive produced new Channel 5 series The Hospital: Life on the Line, which is set in the UK’s busiest heart transplant unit, at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank.