← Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death

Season 1

6 episodes · 2023

  1. 1Episode 1

    20 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 0 min

    Stephen has highly aggressive jaw cancer and undergoes ground-breaking surgery to save his life. Hilary is suffering from a rare carcinoid tumour and faces a complex procedure with a 40% risk of death.

  2. 2Episode 2

    27 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 0 min

    Following a liver transplant, an operation to remove a rare cancer of the soft palette, and a particularly nasty open fracture of a woman's lower leg.

  3. 3Episode 3

    03 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 5 min

    If surgeons don't operate on Pratyush soon, his tumour could push him into a coma, before killing him. Mariella needs a ground-breaking procedure for a recurring bowel cancer.

  4. 4Episode 4

    10 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 0 min

    Laura, 29, has an incurable brain tumour. To extend her life, she needs it removed. But the hugely risky surgery will have a drastic effect on her memory and may even kill her.

  5. 5Episode 5

    17 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 0 min

    A risky operation on a 66-year-old's massive aortic aneurism, a complicated procedure to remove an angiosarcoma, and an operation which carries a significant risk of facial paralysis.

  6. 6Episode 6finale

    24 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 5 min

    Gary has a rare tumour lodged in his spine. Leaving it in place will probably lead to paralysis, but an operation carries a huge risk. Margaret has developed a spontaneous hole in her skull.