Breathtaking
External Rating47%
202447 minEnded

Breathtaking

Network:ITVX

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S01E03 - "Mitigation"

Aired on Feb 19, 2024, 6:00 AM

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Weeks before the UK's first national lockdown, acute medicine consultant Dr Abbey Henderson and her team struggle with the first wave of Covid-19 patients. Running out of PPE, staff, and beds, Abbey is forced to make difficult healthcare decisions as her colleagues begin to be infected with Covid-19. When lockdown is finally imposed, the pandemic stretches Abbey and the team to their limits  as they confront government policy in relation to care home discharges and inadequate PPE.They try their best to save patients but are forced to endure the trauma of loss and tragedy caused by Covid-19. As winter arrives, a new wave hits the hospital, this time with Covid-19 deniers surfacing too, which causes the team to reach their breaking point. Scarred and enraged, Abbey cannot maintain her silence any longer and decides to risk everything by speaking out.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
47 min
Premiered
February 19, 2024
Ended
February 19, 2024

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

Containment

In the lead up to the UK's first Covid-19 national lockdown, acute medicine consultant Dr Abbey Henderson and NHS staff struggle to cope with rising numbers of Covid-19 patients.

Feb 19, 2024

46 min

Delay

Abbey moves away from her family to protect them. As patients get sicker, Abbey and the team take on the Covid-19 pandemic, stretching each of them to their limits. 

Feb 19, 2024

48 min

Mitigation

The team deal with a new Covid-19 winter wave - as the pressure becomes unmanageable, Abbey takes action to voice the pandemic's full effect on the NHS.

Feb 19, 2024

48 min

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