Malpractice

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.

Drama

Seasons

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2023-04-23

After a nightmare shift in A&E during which a patient dies, experienced Doctor Lucinda Edwards faces an investigation into her fitness to practise.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2023-04-30

Lucinda covertly digs into the circumstances which led to her patient's death while under increasing scrutiny from the Medical Investigation Unit.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2023-05-07

The inquest into the patient's death uncovers shocking new information which raises questions for both Lucinda and the Medical Investigation Unit.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2023-05-14

Lucinda fights to defend herself as the investigation intensifies and her home life crumbles, but Norma and George disagree about their new evidence.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2023-05-21

George 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.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2025-05-04

When psychiatric registrar James Ford finds himself torn between a new mother attending a routine postnatal check-up and the sectioning of a psychotic woman during a busy on-call shift, no-one can predict the terrible consequences. The MIU are brought in to investigate, but digging deeper into the events that night leads to questions about Dr Ford and his hospital department.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2025-05-05

Pressure mounts on Dr Ford as the investigation continues and when another traumatic incident occurs in the unit, he clashes with colleagues and the hospital's trust and leaves the future of the unit in doubt. Meanwhile, the MIU continue to dig into the events leading up to the incident and as they uncover discrepancies and questions, new evidence further undermines James' fitness to practice.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2025-05-06

The MIU turns the spotlight on Dr Hernandez and the obstetric department in the wake of Maria Carter's evidence, but the team suspects wider cultural issues when the hospital's trust question the investigation. Meanwhile, a rattled Ford unravels when he discovers new information and leaves Kate concerned with his behaviour, and a shocking secret risks exposing the doctor's lies