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Cardiac Arrest

TV·1994–1996·3 seasons, 27 episodes·BBC One·Drama·30m·Created by Jed Mercurio

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This series shows the workings of an English hospital through the eyes of its junior doctors. Naive and idealistic Dr Andrew Collins (Andrew Lancel), soon realises he still has much to learn. His boss, Dr Claire Maitland (Helen Baxendale) on the other hand, has seen it all. She is a competent doctor, with a cynical view, and is ready to work the system when needed, but she and Collins work well together as she guides him through the many minefields of working in the NHS.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1994AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Cardiac Arrest S01E01Welcome to the House of PainApril 21, 1994The first scene sees Dr. Rajesh Rajah waking up in the bed with Nurse Reece after having had a skinful the night before. A fresh faced Dr. A
  2. S01E02Cardiac Arrest S01E02Doctors and NursesApril 28, 1994The pressure begins to get to Monica, who starts to drink. After Dr. Mortimer sexually harasses a nurse, Claire embarrases him in front of t
  3. S01E03Cardiac Arrest S01E03The Killing SeasonMay 5, 1994Andrew overlooks a potassium reading and believes he is negligent over the death of an eldery lady patient, Ada Pitkin. At a hospital party
  4. S01E04Cardiac Arrest S01E04You Can't Make an Omelette Without Breaking LegsMay 12, 1994Raj takes a fancy to one of the medical students are shown around the wards with Mr. Docherty. A fake locum is rumbled. Hospital manager Al
  5. S01E05Cardiac Arrest S01E05Turning Out the LightMay 26, 1994Attention turns to Monica, who fails her fellowship exam. Despite appealling to management, Dr. Collin is expected to work another night wh
  6. S01E06Cardiac Arrest S01E06The EdgeJune 2, 1994The pressure takes its toll on Claire, Raj and Andrew. After a confrontation with her husband who says their kids will be taken away to sta

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season028Episodes1995AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Cardiac Arrest S02E01The Shallow EndApril 19, 1995Due to a bomb scare at the General, the hospital is overrun with patients. New doctors are introduced. Phil Kirkby (played by Andrew Clover
  2. S02E02Cardiac Arrest S02E02A Cold HeartApril 26, 1995This episode features a patient who has prolonged hypothermia. Claire and Dr. Mortimer provide extended resus. During the long process, Dr.
  3. S02E03Cardiac Arrest S02E03The Comfort Of StrangersMay 3, 1995In this powerful episode, the main storyline is that of Heather Parsons, a girl who brought in with flu, but later develops meningitis and d
  4. S02E04Cardiac Arrest S02E04Bad BloodMay 10, 1995Kirkby becomes attracted to a woman who is brought in with a sickle cell crisis, however it turns out she is faking some of her symptoms in
  5. S02E05Cardiac Arrest S02E05Factor 8May 17, 1995The investigation continues in to the death of an elderly patient. Nurse Chandley is interrogated by the hospital manager Paul Tennant. Eve
  6. S02E06Cardiac Arrest S02E06The Critical HourMay 24, 1995A film crew arrives at the hospital to make a promotional video. The director of the crew (played by none other than Game On's Neil Stuke) i
  7. S02E07Cardiac Arrest S02E07Running On VapoursMay 31, 1995Dr. Mortimer is diagnosed with AIDS. His diagnosis is leaked, and the hospital manager Tennant tried to convince him to take a leave of abse
  8. S02E08Cardiac Arrest S02E08The BetrayedJune 7, 1995The teenage daughter of Sister Landers is brought in with an abcess. When trouble develops during her operation to remove it, Mortimer steps

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0313Episodes1996AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Cardiac Arrest S03E01The Body ElectricApril 2, 1996A young wife brings her husband in to the hospital with a suspected brain haemorrhage, and he is not expected to survive. The issue of organ
  2. S03E02Cardiac Arrest S03E02Open And ShutApril 9, 1996A suspected peritonitis case is brought in. After an exploratory operation, Smedley finds a tumour in the woman's abdomen, but makes a error
  3. S03E03Cardiac Arrest S03E03The Practice Of PrivacyApril 16, 1996Dr. Collin is told by Dr. Turner to continue with a procedure to fit a temporary pacemaker even though he has only seen one done once before
  4. S03E04Cardiac Arrest S03E04The Red QueenApril 23, 1996This is a wonderfully crafted episode, that is centered entirely around Dr. Collin in casualty. He is the sole doctor available, aside from
  5. S03E05Cardiac Arrest S03E05Trench WarfareApril 30, 1996A patient, a Michelle Elliot is brought in who appears to be suffering from sharp pain in her stomach. Lots of tests are performed on the wo
  6. S03E06Cardiac Arrest S03E06Suffer Little ChildrenMay 7, 1996This excellent episode interweaves a storyline about shaken baby syndrome with which Dr. Raj deals with, a cricket match between the junior
  7. S03E07Cardiac Arrest S03E07The Glass CeilingMay 14, 1996A man covers himself with flammable liquid in casualty and threatens to set himself alight. Sister Novac eventually persuades the man to sto
  8. S03E08Cardiac Arrest S03E08The Way Of All FleshMay 21, 1996A man and his daughter are brought in after a car accident. The man survives relatively lightly, however the daughter goes on to suffer brai
  9. S03E09Cardiac Arrest S03E09The Age Of ConsentMay 28, 1996Mr. Docherty plans on proposing to Mrs. Trimble. In a bad day for Mr. Docherty, he accompanies a patient in an ambulance over to the General
  10. S03E10Cardiac Arrest S03E10The Holy TriadJune 4, 1996Sister Pereria (from series 2) returns bringing in her son for treatment. DeVries finds out about the blood group and that the boy is his so
  11. S03E11Cardiac Arrest S03E11The Oedipus EffectJune 11, 1996David the kidney patient returns again as an emergency case. They have reached end of line with dialysis and he is told that he needs a tran
  12. S03E12Cardiac Arrest S03E12Breaking StrainJune 18, 1996Because of staff shortage Liz hasn't slept for three nights. She is asked to turn off the ventilator of a brain-dead patient (with relatives
  13. S03E13Cardiac Arrest S03E13Death Us Do PartJune 25, 1996A suspicious looking doctor starts doing the rounds at the hospital. The staff hold a surprise party for Mr. Docherty who is getting married

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