Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
Plot Summary
Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.
Cast & Characters
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Seasons (7)
Season 1
3 episodes
Aired: 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
6 episodes
Aired: 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
4 episodes
Aired: 2020
Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform lives.
Season 4
6 episodes
Aired: 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
6 episodes
Aired: 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
6 episodes
Aired: 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
6 episodes
Aired: 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.
Production
Dragonfly Film and Television Productions