Surgeons: At the Edge of Life Poster

Surgeons: At the Edge of Life

Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.

  • Status: Returning Series
  • Original Language: en
  • In Production: Yes
  • Number of Seasons: 7
  • Number of Episodes: 37
  • First Air Date: 2018-01-08

Seasons

Season 1 Poster

Season 1: Season 1

Air Date: 2018-01-08

Episode Count: 3

Three-part documentary following surgeons, theatre staff and patients of the surgical unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where 700 operations are carried out every week.

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Season 2: Season 2

Air Date: 2019-04-09

Episode Count: 6

Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform and save their patients’ lives. The pressure is intense as they push the boundaries of modern medicine.

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Season 3: Season 3

Air Date: 2020-10-06

Episode Count: 4

Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform lives.

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Season 4: Season 4

Air Date: 2021-11-11

Episode Count: 6

Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.

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Season 5: Season 5

Air Date: 2023-01-18

Episode Count: 6

Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk, and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.

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Season 6: Season 6

Air Date: 2024-03-27

Episode Count: 6

Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform complex procedures to transform and save their patients’ lives. But pushing the boundaries of medicine comes with great risk.

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Season 7: Series 7

Air Date: 2025-02-26

Episode Count: 6

The surgeons of NHS Lothian perform high-risk procedures for patients across Edinburgh and beyond, bearing the ultimate responsibility for transforming and saving lives.