Series 2 (2025)
Lifting the lid on the heart-rending, hard-headed decisions surgeons must make.
Episodes: 6
Star Cast: Rakie Ayola ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Unchartered Territory
Air Date: 2025-04-09
Stuart Quine is under pressure during complex, pioneering robotic surgery, and Indu Deglurkar treats a martial arts competitor shocked to learn he needs open-heart surgery.
Ep.2 Chance to Change a Life
Air Date: 2025-04-16
A nine-year-old boy faces a complex operation after his condition worsens while on the waiting list. Neurosurgeon Kat Whitehouse tackles a large brain tumour in a retired miner.
Ep.3 Worst-Case Scenario
Air Date: 2025-04-23
An operation to cure a woman’s extreme facial spasm has challenging results for surgeon George. A six-week-old baby needs an urgent operation to allow him to feed again.
Ep.4 Best Laid Plans
Air Date: 2025-04-30
Cancelled operations mean surgeon Lewis must change his plans fast or risk losing precious theatre time. A father of two undergoes complex neurosurgery to save his eyesight.
Ep.5 From Agony to Hope
Air Date: 2025-05-07
A man enduring excruciating facial pain undergoes surgery to transform his life. Surgeon Tom battles to remove a large, rare tumour that’s pressing on a patient’s heart.
Ep.6 Episode 6
Air Date: 2025-05-14
A child whose hearing has significantly reduced has a life-changing operation to insert cochlear implants. Surgeon Dheeraj uses the ‘beating heart’ technique to save a father.
