Malpractice (2023)

TV ShowThriller, Medical2 seasons, 10 episodes
Malpractice posterReview score: 82%

Plot

Dr Lucinda Edwards is a smart, battle-hardened doctor, but we meet her on a nightmare shift that ends in the death of an opioid overdose victim, Edith Owusu. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, Dr Leo Harris, Edith's grieving father Sir Anthony Owusu demands an enquiry into Lucinda's actions on the fateful night.Through the cat and mouse thriller of the medical investigation, Malpractice tells the story of a damaged doctor caught up in a dangerous conspiracy.

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  1. 01Malpractice S02E05Episode 5S02E05 · 8.5With more questions than answers, the MIU is running out of time to piece together the truth. In the wake of a shocking death, Ford and the MIU discover witnesses who are unwilling to speak on record as well as hints of a wider conspiracy that leads far beyond the failing psychiatric unit. Meanwhile, Ford desperately attempts to gain an ally to fight alongside him
  2. 02Malpractice S01E05Episode 5S01E05 · 8.3George and Norma must decide if they can trust Lucinda as her search for the truth becomes dangerous and she turns to help from unexpected places.
  3. 03Malpractice S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 7.7The inquest into the patient's death uncovers shocking new information which raises questions for both Lucinda and the Medical Investigation Unit.

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2023Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Malpractice S01E01Episode 1April 23, 2023 7.3After a nightmare shift in A&E during which a patient dies, experienced Doctor Lucinda Edwards faces an investigation into her fitness to pr
  2. S01E02Malpractice S01E02Episode 2April 30, 2023 7.3Lucinda covertly digs into the circumstances which led to her patient's death while under increasing scrutiny from the Medical Investigation
  3. S01E03Malpractice S01E03Episode 3May 7, 2023 7.7The inquest into the patient's death uncovers shocking new information which raises questions for both Lucinda and the Medical Investigation
  4. S01E04Malpractice S01E04Episode 4May 14, 2023 7.7Lucinda fights to defend herself as the investigation intensifies and her home life crumbles, but Norma and George disagree about their new
  5. S01E05Malpractice S01E05Season's bestEpisode 5May 21, 2023 8.3George and Norma must decide if they can trust Lucinda as her search for the truth becomes dangerous and she turns to help from unexpected p

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode5Episodes2025Aired 6.6Season avg
  1. S02E01Malpractice S02E01Episode 1May 4, 2025 5.8When psychiatric registrar James Ford finds himself torn between a new mother attending a routine postnatal check-up and the sectioning of a
  2. S02E02Malpractice S02E02Episode 2May 5, 2025 5.8Pressure mounts on Dr Ford as the investigation continues and when another traumatic incident occurs in the unit, he clashes with colleagues
  3. S02E03Malpractice S02E03Episode 3May 6, 2025 5.3The MIU turns the spotlight on Dr Hernandez and the obstetric department in the wake of Maria Carter's evidence, but the team suspects wider
  4. S02E04Malpractice S02E04Episode 4May 11, 2025 7.5The MIU refuses to concede to pressure from the hospital's trust while looking closer into previous complaints that might shed light on the
  5. S02E05Malpractice S02E05Season's bestEpisode 5May 12, 2025 8.5With more questions than answers, the MIU is running out of time to piece together the truth. In the wake of a shocking death, Ford and the

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Cast

Jordan KouaméJordan KouaméDr. George AdjeiHelen BehanHelen BehanDr. Norma CallahanTom HughesTom HughesDr. James FordSelin HizliSelin HizliDr. Sophia HernandezZoe TelfordZoe TelfordDr. Kate McAllisterKatherine Dow BlytonKatherine Dow BlytonMaria CarterAdei BundyAdei BundyKathy MillerJessica LaydeJessica LaydeBernadette

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