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Breathtaking is a British medical drama television series, written by Rachel Clarke, Jed Mercurio, and Prasanna Puwanarajah, based on Clarke's 2021 memoir of the same name on the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It stars Joanne Froggatt and was directed by Craig Viveiros.
Synopsis
The series is set in a city hospital, and combines news footage from the early months of 2020 with portrayal of acute medical consultant Dr Abbey Henderson (Froggatt) and fellow frontline medical staff trying to save the lives of coronavirus patients, as the virus begins to overwhelm the NHS.
Cast
Joanne Froggatt as Dr Abbey Henderson
Bhav Joshi as Dr Ant Vyas
Donna Banya as Emma Mutamba Irungu
Joseph Charles as Archie Williams
Jodie McNee as Nurse Jules Jarman
Stephanie Street as Dr Joanne Alba
Thom Petty as Dr Neil Westland
Naomi Denny as Chantelle Gregory
Afro Parise as Dr Rossi
Philip Arditti as Dr Metin Ozkul
Tamer Doghem as Yussuf Ahmad
Lucy Montgomery as Clare Boxall
George Georgiu as Dr Huw Shelby
Georgia Goodman as Divina Aquino
Christopher Hatherall as Nick Henderson
Henry Meredith as Tommy Henderson
Eleanore-Beatriz Viveiros as Robyn Henderson
Mark Dexter as Dr Mike Prentiss
Tammy Heath as Alison Frampton
Mary Woodvine as Cressida Frost
Production
Rachel Clarke's memoir regarding being on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic was released in 2021. Mecurio and Puwanarajah helped adapt the book for the screen; all three are qualified doctors. Puwanarajah previously worked with Clarke as a medical professional, and previously worked with Mercurio on television productions. Craig Viveiros is director with HTM Television producing the three-part series along with Northern Ireland Screen. It is produced by Brian J. Falconer and executive produced by Mercurio, Clarke and Puwanarajah with ITV Studios an in-association producer and distributing internationally.
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Filming took place in Belfast and wrapped in the first half of 2023. Viveiros has reportedly used long, real-time sequences as part of the filming process to allow the audience to become “immersed”.
Broadcast
The series was broadcast in the UK on ITV from 19 February 2024.
Episodes
Reception
Sean O'Grady of The Independent gave it four out of five stars. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode three out of five stars.
References
External links
Breathtaking at IMDb
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