''Critical'', styled with a time-clock format as ''CR:IT:IC:AL'', is a British
medical drama
A medical drama is a Television film, television movie or film in which events center upon a hospital, clinic, doctor's office, a paramedic, or any other medical topic or environment. Most recent medical drama (film and television), dramatic progra ...
series that aired on
Sky 1 from 24 February to 19 May 2015. The series is set in a fictional major trauma centre (MTC), City General Hospital, which treats critically ill patients. Each episode is based on one patient and efforts to save his or her life within one hour. Created by
Jed Mercurio (''
Line of Duty
''Line of Duty'' is a British police procedural and serial drama television programme created by Jed Mercurio and produced by World Productions for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It began broadcasting on BBC Two on 26 June 2012. ...
'' and ''
Bodies''), the drama follows the team of medical professionals whilst they make life-changing decisions. The title refers to critical condition, the most serious
medical state
Medical state is a term used to describe a hospital patient's health status, or condition. The term is most commonly used in information given to the news media, and is rarely used as a clinical description by physicians.
Two aspects of the pati ...
, as well as the decisions and actions of the staff; everything done within the first hour is absolutely vital and could determine whether a patient lives or dies. The show was axed on 15 July 2015 after the series pulled in an average of 192,000 viewers.
Cast
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Lennie James as Glen Boyle, Trauma Consultant and Team Leader
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Catherine Walker as Fiona Lomas, Vascular Surgical Registrar and Trauma Fellow
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Kimberley Nixon as Dr. Angharad ('Harry') Bennett-Edwards, Senior House Officer
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Neve McIntosh as Nicola Hicklin, Consultant Nurse, Acting Clinical Lead and Deputy Clinical Lead
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John MacMillan as Justin Costello, Staff Nurse
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Danny Kirrane as Billy Finlay, Operating Department Practitioner
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Prasanna Puwanarajah as Ramakrishna Chandramohan, Anaesthetics Registrar
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Peter Sullivan as Clive Archerfield, Clinical Lead Consultant and Major Incident Officer
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Mali Harries as Nerys Merrick, Ward Sister
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Paul Bazely as Giles Dhillon, Trauma Manager
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Emma Fryer as Rebecca Osgood, Orthopaedic Registrar
* Juliet Oldfield as Shelley Imms,
Radiographer
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* Jack Fortune as Robert Street, Consultant General Surgeon
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Claire Skinner as Lorraine Rappaport, Consultant Trauma Surgeon, Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Trauma Team Leader
* Orion Lee as Brian Zhao,
CT Radiographer
Guest cast
* Maya Barcot as Tessa Yarwood (4 episodes)
* Daphne Cheung as Debbie Wong (4 episodes)
* Anna Koval as Ania Dubczek (4 episodes)
* Kirsten Foster as Dalisay Guinto (3 episodes)
* Garry Marriott as Lloyd Watson, Paramedic (2 episodes)
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Elliot Cowan as Tom Farrow, O/G Consultant (2 episodes)
* Tim Faraday as Bob Webster (6 episodes)
Episodes
Reception
Reviews were predominantly positive, noting the ground-breaking style and structure of the series; however some critics expressed a preference for a more traditional approach to medical drama.
International broadcasters
In
Australia
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, the series premiered on
BBC First on 28 July 2015.
References
External links
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{{Sky1
2015 British television series debuts
2015 British television series endings
2010s British medical drama television series
2010s British television miniseries
British English-language television shows
Television series by Hat Trick Productions
Sky UK television dramas