Genre: Medical Drama
Directed by Craig Viveiros
Written by Rachel Clarke, Jed Mercurio, Prasanna Puwanarajah
Based on Breathtaking by Rachel Clarke
Starring: Joanne Froggatt
Executive producers: Rachel Clarke, Jed Mercurio, Prasanna Puwanarajah
Producer: Brian J. Falconer
Cinematography: John Pardue
Editors: Sam White, Josh Mallalieu, Chris White
Production companies: HTM Television, ITV Studios
Network: ITVX
Plot: Drama series following a doctor looking after the most gravely unwell patients in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Breathtaking Series was so good.
Pros: It catches how covid affected us through the emotion, loneliness, sadness, drama, and stressfulness perfectly. Joanne Froggatt did well portraying Dr Abbey. The tone worked well for this show & I’m glad this series took this subject matter seriously. And seeing this series being a self-contained one-off tale.
Cons: The series can be difficult to watch at times. There’re certain moments that aren’t in the right place and I hoped the series would be a bit longer.
Casts & Characters:
- Joanne Froggatt as Dr Abbey Henderson
- Bhav Joshi as Dr Ant Vyas
- Donna Banya as Emma Mutamba Irungu
- Joseph Charles as Archie Williams
- 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
I recommend watching this series on sky tv.
Rating: 9 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
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