Synopsis
Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.
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Cast
Seasons
Season 1
3 eps · 2018-01-08
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
6 eps · 2019-04-09
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
4 eps · 2020-10-06
Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform lives.
Season 4
6 eps · 2021-11-11
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
6 eps · 2023-01-18
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.
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life airing schedule, episode calendar, cast, and synopsis. Surgeons: At the Edge of Life airs on BBC Two.
