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Genre
  
Medical drama

Composer(s)
  
Ruth Barrett

Final episode date
  
19 May 2015

Program creator
  
Jed Mercurio

7.4/10
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Created by
  
Jed Mercurio

First episode date
  
24 February 2015

Network
  
Sky 1

Directors
  
Jon East, Michael Keillor

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Written by
  
Jed Mercurio Matthew Broughton Laurence Davey Mark Greig Michael A. Walker Tom Needham Katherine McGinn

Directed by
  
Jon East Michael Keillor Philippa Langdale

Starring
  
Lennie James Catherine Walker Claire Skinner Kimberley Nixon Neve McIntosh Prasanna Puwanarajah John MacMillan Mali Harries Paul Bazely Danny Kirrane Peter Sullivan Emma Fryer Jack Fortune Orion Lee Juliet Oldfield

Similar
  
Bodies, Monroe, Holby City, Casualty, The Royal

Critical, styled with a time-clock format as CR:IT:IC:AL, is a British medical drama series that debuted on Sky 1 on 24 February 2015. The series is set in a fictional major trauma centre (MTC), City General Hospital, which treats critically ill patients. Each episode is based on one patient and efforts to save his or her life within one hour. Created by Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty and Bodies), the drama follows the team of medical professionals whilst they make life-changing decisions. The title refers to critical condition, the most serious medical state, as well as the decisions and actions of the staff; everything done within the first hour is absolutely vital and could determine whether a patient lives or dies. Despite receiving positive reviews, the show was cancelled on 14 July 2015 due to low ratings.

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Background

The series was created by Jed Mercurio. The first 13 episodes were ordered by Sky 1 from Hat Trick Productions in September 2013. Reviews were predominantly positive, noting the ground-breaking style and structure of the series; however some critics expressed a preference for a more traditional approach to medical drama. In Australia, the series premiered on BBC First on July 28, 2015.

Cast

  • Lennie James as Glen Boyle, Trauma Consultant and Team Leader
  • Catherine Walker as Fiona Lomas, Vascular Surgical Registrar and Trauma Fellow
  • Kimberley Nixon as Dr. Angharad ('Harry') Bennett-Edwards, Senior House Officer
  • Neve McIntosh as Nicola Hicklin, Consultant Nurse, Acting Clinical Lead and Deputy Clinical Lead
  • John MacMillan as Justin Costello, Staff Nurse
  • Danny Kirrane as Billy Finlay, Operating Department Practitioner
  • Prasanna Puwanarajah as Ramakrishna Chandramohan, Anaesthetics Registrar
  • Peter Sullivan as Clive Archerfield, Clinical Lead Consultant and Major Incident Officer
  • Mali Harries as Nerys Merrick, Ward Sister
  • Paul Bazely as Giles Dhillon, Trauma Manager
  • Emma Fryer as Rebecca Osgood, Orthopaedic Registrar
  • Juliet Oldfield as Shelley Imms, Radiographer
  • Jack Fortune as Robert Street, Consultant General Surgeon
  • Claire Skinner as Lorraine Rappaport, Consultant Trauma Surgeon, Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Trauma Team Leader
  • Orion Lee as Brian Zhao, CT Radiographer

    • Guest cast

  • Maya Barcot as Tessa Yarwood (4 episodes)
  • Daphne Cheung as Debbie Wong (4 episodes)
  • Anna Koval as Ania Dubczek (4 episodes)
  • Kirsten Foster as Dalisay Guinto (3 episodes)
  • Garry Marriott as Lloyd Watson, Paramedic (2 episodes)
  • Elliot Cowan as Tom Farrow, O/G Consultant (2 episodes)

    • References

    Critical (TV series) Wikipedia
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