Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

(2018)
NR
7.0/10
2 votes
55 min/ep
January 8, 2018

Overview

Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.

Network

Status

Returning Series

Type

Documentary

Season 1

Season 1

3 EpisodesAir Date: January 8, 2018

Three-part documentary following surgeons, theatre staff and patients of the surgical unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where 700 operations are carried out every week.

Season 2

Season 2

6 EpisodesAir Date: April 9, 2019

Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform and save their patients’ lives. The pressure is intense as they push the boundaries of modern medicine.

Season 3

Season 3

4 EpisodesAir Date: October 6, 2020

Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform lives.

Season 4

Season 4

6 EpisodesAir Date: November 11, 2021

Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.

Season 5

Season 5

6 EpisodesAir Date: January 18, 2023

Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk, and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.

Season 6

Season 6

6 EpisodesAir Date: March 27, 2024

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform complex procedures to transform and save their patients’ lives. But pushing the boundaries of medicine comes with great risk.

Series 7

Series 7

6 EpisodesAir Date: February 26, 2025

The surgeons of NHS Lothian perform high-risk procedures for patients across Edinburgh and beyond, bearing the ultimate responsibility for transforming and saving lives.