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Doctor Foster

TV·2015–present·2 seasons, 10 episodes·BBC One·Drama, Medical·1h·7.7·Created by Mike Bartlett

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A trusted GP sees her charmed life explode when she suspects her husband of an affair. As she uncovers secrets that shock her to the core, how will Dr. Gemma Foster react?

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Doctor Foster S01E05Episode 5S01E05 · 8.2Gemma is determined to expose Simon at last and ensure that he loses everything. She'll stop at nothing to achieve her goal - and the consequences will be explosive.
  2. 02Doctor Foster S01E04Episode 4S01E04 · 7.8Gemma decides on a new start with Simon, but her medical career begins to fall apart due to a series of complaints. Pushed to the brink, can she find the strength to carry on?
  3. 03Doctor Foster S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 7.7Brilliant, vivacious GP Gemma Foster has her life torn apart when she investigates whether her husband is harbouring a dark secret. The truth will shock her to the core.

Castfull cast & details

Suranne JonesSuranne JonesGemma FosterBertie CarvelBertie CarvelSimon FosterTom TaylorTom TaylorTom FosterThusita JayasunderaThusita JayasunderaRos MahendraClare-Hope AshiteyClare-Hope AshiteyCarly WilliamsMartha Howe-DouglasMartha Howe-DouglasBecky HughesVictoria HamiltonVictoria HamiltonAnna BakerAdam JamesAdam JamesNeil Baker

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2015Aired 7.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Doctor Foster S01E01Episode 1September 9, 2015 7.7Brilliant, vivacious GP Gemma Foster has her life torn apart when she investigates whether her husband is harbouring a dark secret. The trut
  2. S01E02Doctor Foster S01E02Episode 2September 16, 2015 6.2Reeling from the secrets she has uncovered, Gemma has a decision to make - but a visit from a surprise patient means she also faces an acute
  3. S01E03Doctor Foster S01E03Episode 3September 23, 2015 7.2In public Gemma plays the perfect wife, while secretly concocting a plan to ensure she comes out on top - only to make new discoveries about
  4. S01E04Doctor Foster S01E04Episode 4September 30, 2015 7.8Gemma decides on a new start with Simon, but her medical career begins to fall apart due to a series of complaints. Pushed to the brink, can
  5. S01E05Doctor Foster S01E05Season's bestEpisode 5October 7, 2015 8.2Gemma is determined to expose Simon at last and ensure that he loses everything. She'll stop at nothing to achieve her goal - and the conseq

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2017Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S02E01Doctor Foster S02E01Season's bestEpisode 1September 5, 2017 7.3Two years after Doctor Gemma Foster dramatically exposed her husband Simon's betrayals, forcing him to leave town, her life is destabilised
  2. S02E02Doctor Foster S02E02Episode 2September 12, 2017 6.8Gemma attempts to fight back after the fallout from Simon's return. Reeling from the repercussions of Simon's return, Gemma scrambles to unc
  3. S02E03Doctor Foster S02E03Episode 3September 19, 2017 7.2Gemma feels Tom should come first, even though she and Simon are at each other's throats. But can they put their own feelings aside for thei
  4. S02E04Doctor Foster S02E04Episode 4September 26, 2017 7.2Simon feels confident that he and Kate can finally live securely, free from Gemma's shadow. But can Kate really trust him?
  5. S02E05Doctor Foster S02E05Episode 5October 3, 2017 7.0Gemma goes to extreme lengths in order to come out on top and win back her old life. But has she gone too far this time?

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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