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★ 5.8/10•2017•56m•TV-MA•Drama
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When successful high-flier Frankie Bell is brought crashing to earth by chronic kidney failure she targets an alternate future. Eight years on she is in her second year as a practicing doctor starting her first day in a Renal rotation. Driven to use her second chance to save others, Frankie must confront an ailing health system, and face her toughest challenge - learning to let go.

StatusEnded
Runtime56m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJul 20, 2017

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E156m

Episode 1

Transplant patient and now doctor, Frankie starts her first day in Renal rotation; best friend Lou battles surgery's boys' club; and flatmate Tabb starts as an intern.

Jul 20, 2017

Episode 2 - Episode 2E257m

Episode 2

Frankie takes on the system to save a patient, and lands in trouble. Lou finds out it’s not always wise to have an affair with a boss; and Tabb questions his ability as a doctor.

Jul 27, 2017

Episode 3 - Episode 3E354m

Episode 3

When a heart transplant patient dies, Frankie fears the surgeons will close ranks to cover up a medical error. Lou realises she and best friend Frankie may be on different sides.

Aug 3, 2017

Episode 4 - Episode 4E457m

Episode 4

When a patient wants to turn off the device keeping her alive, Steele tries to dissuade her. Lou feels betrayed when Frankie takes on a Root Cause Analysis into a patient’s death, threatening her job.

Aug 10, 2017

Episode 5 - Episode 5E556m

Episode 5

When Berger learns Frankie has a fever in the middle of a hospital outbreak, he forces her into a bed for treatment, putting her secret at risk of exposure.

Aug 17, 2017

Episode 6 - Episode 6E657m

Episode 6

Tanya Kalchuri is forced to tell Frankie she read her medical files - a breach of professional ethics; while Berger works with Eli Nadar to save a patient from deportation.

Aug 24, 2017

Episode 7 - Episode 7E751m

Episode 7

On the eve of an investigation into a patient's death, Frankie realises that all doctors are fallible when faced with the reality of a health system that isn't always able to cater for all.

Aug 31, 2017

Episode 8 - Episode 8E857m

Episode 8

Chad Berger's days as a doctor are coming to an end, but he is determined to see through a complex set of paired kidney exchange transplants. Will he be able to do so, or will his own condition get to him?

Sep 7, 2017

Actors

Claire van der Boom

Claire van der Boom

Frankie Bell

Andrea Demetriades

Andrea Demetriades

Lou Tannis

Arka Das

Arka Das

Tabb Patel

Pallavi Sharda

Pallavi Sharda

Tanya Kalchuri

Blessing Mokgohloa

Blessing Mokgohloa

Rowan Mitri

Susie Porter

Susie Porter

Maggie Cutter

Dalip Sondhi

Dalip Sondhi

Rupert Steele

Penny Cook

Penny Cook

Carol Little

Liam McIntyre

Liam McIntyre

Eli Nader

Owen Teale

Owen Teale

Chad Berger

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