S2 E1 • One False Move

Cameras return to the operating theatres of Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and reveal what goes on during procedures that test the limits of what is scientifically possible. In this episode, one of the QE's leading consultant neurosurgeons, Ismail Ughratdar, performs brain surgery on 20-year-old Cameron, while consultant cardiac surgeon Jorge Mascaro also takes on a complex operation where the slightest error can mean the difference between life and death.

Première diffusion : 9 avril 2019

S2 E2 • Pushing the Boundaries

Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon Tim Martin and his operating partner Sat Parmar are planning a marathon operation on former police officer Loretta. They believe they are the first UK surgeons to operate on the disease Loretta's suffering from.

Première diffusion : 16 avril 2019

S2 E3 • A Risk Worth Taking?

Surgeons at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital carry out radical operations to help change patients’ lives, including the hospital’s largest ever removal of excess tissue.

Première diffusion : 23 avril 2019

S2 E4 • A New Beginning?

At Birmingham Children’s Hospital, surgeons must transplant a kidney from a father to his two-year-old son, while a three-year-old girl needs a life-changing heart procedure.

Première diffusion : 30 avril 2019

S2 E5 • Getting Better

A surgeon performs the most complex operation in his field: removing a woman’s oesophagus and using her own stomach to replace it. Another team tackles a hard-to-reach tumour.

Première diffusion : 7 mai 2019

S2 E6 • Every Second Counts

Première diffusion : 14 mai 2019