It received’t be straightforward to look at new UK drama Breathtaking, set in a London public hospital initially of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) stars within the three-part British drama paying tribute to the sacrifices made by NHS workers. On Rotten Tomatoes this has an 88% critic score.
Froggatt stars as Abbey Henderson, a extremely environment friendly, competent and passionate physician who guides her ward with nurtured expertise. However because the COVID-19 pandemic arrives on the hospital, they realise they’re ill-equipped to protect life and should make fast, troublesome selections.
Operating out of assessments, PPE, and sufferers overwhelming the ward, the healthcare workers wrestle to deal with continuously altering authorities pointers.
When healthcare assistant Divina (Georgia Goodman) catches COVID-19 below Abbey’s watch, the stakes are made very actual.
In the course of the chaos, the workforce nonetheless handle to search out moments of pleasure via adversity within the ward. Because the winter months arrive, workers are armed with better information of the virus, but it surely can not assist in opposition to the impression of a brand new wave of sufferers.
Abbey and her colleagues should proceed pushing via the storm of an awesome pandemic that strains each side of the healthcare workers and challenges the processes set by an unprepared authorities.
Now not capable of preserve quiet concerning the chaos and tragedy round her, Abbey dangers her life and profession to have her voice heard.
6pm Wednesday, 12 February on 7plus / 9:45pm on Seven
