Season 2 • Episode 11
LatestFast-forward three years and a lot can change. Rob Lake's got a new position in a different hospital. And he is about to become a father. But one thing remains the same -- Dr. Roger Hurley is still practicing.
Bodies is an award-winning British television medical drama produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Created by Jed Mercurio, the series began in 2004 and is based on his book Bodies. In December 2009, The Times ranked Bodies in 9th place in its list of "Shows of the Decade". The Guardian has ranked the series among "The Greatest Television Dramas of All-Time".
Acting
Beesley's descent from idealist to hollowed-out witness.
Writing
Mercurio's scalpel-sharp dialogue, zero melodrama.
Direction
Surgical scenes so visceral you'll smell the iodine.
Creator
Jed Mercurio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
NHS surgeons reportedly had to stop watching because the operating theatre accuracy was too triggering.
Prefigured Mercurio's Line of Duty obsession with institutional failure, but with zero redemption arcs.
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