''Malpractice'' is a

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medical drama television series, created and written by Grace Ofori-Attah. It stars

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as a doctor embroiled in a medical scandal. It began airing on 23 April 2023 on

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and

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. It has been commissioned for a second series.

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 barrister father makes a complaint and the

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decide to take the case to court, it is Dr Edwards whose job appears under most threat. Though she wins the lawsuit, her personal problems come to light and her position and life are both jeopordised as a major pharmaceutical conspiracy starts to unravel.

Cast

as Dr Lucinda Edwards *

Helen Behan Helen Behan is an Irish actress. Her most notable roles include '' This Is England '88'' and '' The Virtues''. Behan was named as one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow 2020. Early life and career Behan is from Laytown, County Meat ...

as Dr Norma Callahan * Jordan Kouamé as Dr George Adjei *

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as Dr Leo Harris * Lorne MacFadyen as Tom Edwards *

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as Sir Anthony Owusu *

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as Matron Beth Relph * Priyanka Patel as Dr Ramya Morgan *

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as Dr Oscar Beattie *

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as Dr Mike Willett * Ash Tandon as Dr Jubair Singh *

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as Dr Eva Tait * Liberty Miller as Abi Edwards * Twana Omer as Yussef * Shaun Fagan as The Gunman

Production

Prior to writing, Ofori-Attah had worked as a doctor in the NHS. The first series was filmed in West Yorkshire.

Episodes

Reception

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'' awarded the first episode four stars out of five, praising the writing and topicality of the series. Anita Singh in ''

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'' also gave it four stars out of five, highlighting the quality of the acting. Sean O'Grady from ''

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'' gave the first episode three out of five stars, commending the fusion of hospital drama with a style of police procedurals, but found Lucinda Edwards unengaging as a protagonist.

References

External links

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