Episode 1

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Duration: 1 hour

What if your first day on the job really was a matter of life and death? The hit series moves to Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London, following the lives of eight newly-qualified junior doctors as they leave behind their student days. They move in together and put their first-day nerves aside to take up their responsibilities on the wards.

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  • Find out more about Aki

    Find out more about Aki

    Visit Aki and the gang's profile pages and find out more about the new doctors.

    Take a look at Akira Fukutomi's profile

  • Aki's First Week Diary

    Aki's First Week Diary

    Aki and the other junior doctors have written a diary to give us an extra insight into their first week at work. Go and take a look to find out what it's really like to walk into the wards for the first time.

    Read Aki's First Week Diary

Credits

Narrator
Jason Done
Participant
Ben Allin
Participant
Sameer Bahal
Participant
Akira Fukutomi
Participant
Lucy Hollingworth
Participant
Priya Mangat
Participant
Milla Marinova
Participant
Andy Steval
Participant
Amieth Yogarajah
Executive Producer
Rachel Arnold

Broadcasts

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Working with a TV crew on my tail

Jennifer Whiteley

“I was happy to have the crew with me as long as the patients were happy”

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