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Junior Doctors - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2011

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Suzi is thrown in at the deep end, dealing with serious emergencies in A&E. Adam feels that he is not hands-on enough with patients and is frustrated by paperwork, while Lucy has to do her first rectal examination.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2011

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The junior doctors have to face up to the fact that they can't save everyone, as Jon responds to an emergency crash call and Lucy struggles with her emotions after having to tell a patient their condition is terminal. Katherine is on her first set of night shifts.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2011

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Jon is captain of the rugby team and plays in a band, but is his hectic social schedule impacting on his work? Keir faces a crucial decision about his future - medicine or surgery? And Adam is questioning whether being a doctor is the right job for him at all.

Episode 4

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 15, 2011

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Suzi's bedside manner is put to the test when she treats a patient who has a toilet brush stuck up his bottom. With teamwork critical, can Andy bond with the staff on the children's ward?

Episode 5

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 22, 2011

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How will Adam cope on his first night shifts, can Suzi regain her confidence, and will Kier and Katherine's patient pull through his operation?

Episode 6

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 29, 2011

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How will Suzi and the A&E team cope as the department is moved overnight to a brand new ward? And as the junior doctors prepare for their next placements, do they feel they are up to the job?

Season 2

Episode 1

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2012

Episode 1

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.

Episode 2

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2012

Episode 2

Ben's dream of working with children turns into a nightmare when he is faced with little Alfie's tears and tantrums. Sameer is called to his first real emergency, where he is confronted with the harsh reality that he cannot save every patient.

Episode 3

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2012

Episode 3

The junior doctors are learning to deal with challenging patients and situations. On A&E, Amieth deals with a barmaid who has come in with a receipt spike through her hand, while on the surgery ward Andy has to convince a patient to stop eating before an operation.

Episode 4

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2012

Episode 4

The hospital has decreed that all junior doctors wear white coats so that patients can identify them, but not everyone is happy with the new look. Lucy struggles to keep up with the demanding workload on the nightshift.

Episode 5

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2012

Episode 5

The novelty of starting work is wearing thin for some of the junior doctors as they struggle to get a foot up the career ladder. Everyone is learning that there's a price to pay for success as social plans are scuppered.

Episode 6

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2012

Episode 6

The junior doctors are coming to the end of their first attachment, so it's time to prove they can make decisions and stand on their own two feet.

Episode 7

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2012

Episode 7

The junior doctors are coming to the end of their first attachment, so it's time to prove they can make decisions and stand on their own two feet.

Season 3

Making a Good First Impression

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2013

Making a Good First Impression

Life on the wards for newly-qualified doctors in Liverpool. The doctors discover that their first day on the job is a matter of life and death.

Emotional Cost

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2013

Emotional Cost

Tom is forced to think on his feet when his patient has a heart attack. Emily is thrown in at the deep end as the first doctor on the scene of a cardiac arrest.

Dealing with Addiction

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jan 31, 2013

Dealing with Addiction

Life on the wards for newly-qualified doctors. The doctors discover the dark side of Liverpool and deal with patients addicted to alcohol and drugs.

Work Life Balance

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2013

Work Life Balance

Series about life on the wards for newly-qualified doctors in Liverpool. The doctors discover how tough it is to balance a social life with the demands of work.

'What's My Future?'

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2013

'What's My Future?'

After three months, the junior doctors prepare for the end of their first attachments, so it's time to prove they can make decisions and stand on their own two feet. Will Ed be able to cope on his first night shift and his first emergency crash bleep?

Four Months On

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2013

Four Months On

Highlights from the series about life on the wards of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital for a group of newly-qualified doctors, including new footage.

Season 4

Episode 1

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2017 (30 min)

Episode 1

In Obs and Gynae, 24-year-old Osama performs a tricky stomach drain procedure and gets the opportunity to assist in theatre with his first major operation, removing a large growth from a patient's womb.

Episode 2

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2017 (30 min)

Episode 2

Over on obstetrics and gynaecology, Osama seeks advice from some more experienced obs and gynae staff as to what he can expect ahead of his first c-section delivery. The following day, Osama arrives on shift early to prep for his big day. After a successful delivery, Osama wastes no time calling his mum - also a gynaecologist - to tell her the news. On a natural high from a successful day in surgery, Osama meets up with fellow junior doctor Emeka for a game of basketball to let off some steam.

Episode 3

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2017 (30 min)

Episode 3

In this episode we see all the junior doctors learn something new, with Jo taking on her first leg fracture pull. Confident Emeka is experiencing nerves for the first time and wants to impress his senior consultant as he assists him in surgery on a patient with stomach cancer. Jess learns the hard way that night shifts bring a lot of responsibilities when she is left alone to deal with a 90-year-old woman who is struggling to breathe, while Jin Ha treats a homeless man.

Episode 4

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2017 (30 min)

Episode 4

It is pay day - the first since the government changed junior doctors' wages and working hours, and the pressures of working as junior doctors in the NHS are starting to show. In the ED, newlywed Omar treats a bride who has had a fall on her big day.

Episode 5

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2017 (30 min)

Episode 5

First-year Osama faces his fear of private parts when he assists with vaginal surgery, Emeka deals with a patient who collapses on the ward with severe stomach pain, and Jo is tested on a night shift when a patient goes into peri-arrest.

Episode 6

Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2017 (30 min)

Episode 6

Second-year junior doctor Jo shows how far she has come with her patient skills when she is called to treat a one-month-old baby with a badly swollen toe. The baby's mum is understandably distressed, and Jo displays a great deal of maturity and understanding by reassuring her. Jo's diagnosis of treatment for the baby's toe is correct, building up her confidence.

Episode 7

Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2017 (30 min)

Episode 7

Second-year junior doctor Jo shows how far she has come with her patient skills when she is called to treat a one-month-old baby with a badly swollen toe. The baby's mum is understandably distressed, and Jo displays a great deal of maturity and understanding by reassuring her. Jo's diagnosis of treatment for the baby's toe is correct, building up her confidence.

Episode 8

Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2017 (30 min)

Episode 8

Emeka gets involved in a dispute over the hospital's dress code and finds out if he has passed into next year. Jo gets involved in her most gory and complicated surgery so far. Anna spends the day teaching a medical student, and Jess helps a patient with a dangerously high heart rate. And the junior doctors gather for dinner to celebrate their successes.

Season 5

Episode 1

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2019

Episode 1

Sofia feels the pressure when she is first port of call for over 150 patients on her first surgical on call night shift, and Zohaib is not keen on performing his first rectal exam.

Episode 2

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2019

Episode 2

It's the junior doctors' first Christmas working in the hospital. Zohaib has a difficult conversation, Nick deals with an awkward patient and Howra has to certify her first death.

Episode 3

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2019

Episode 3

Howra must hold her nerve as she stitches a patient's skull together after brain surgery, and with a patient in severe pain it's time for Sofia to put her training into practice.

Episode 4

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Sep 22, 2019

Episode 4

With the pressures and demands building, Luke has a difficult decision to make, and Tom faces the harsh reality of life in A&E.

Specials

One Year Check Up

Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Oct 13, 2011

One Year Check Up

One year on and about to start new placements, the Junior Doctors from BBC 3's hit series look back at the past twelve months - what they've learned, how they've changed and how they coped with some of the biggest challenges of their lives. With previously unseen footage, the programme adds extra insight into what was a very eventful year.

One Year Check Up

Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Dec 3, 2012

One Year Check Up

One year on and about to start new placements, the Junior Doctors from BBC Three's hit series look back at the past 12 months - what they have learned, how they have changed and how they coped with some of the biggest challenges of their lives, from a receipt spike stuck through a patient's hand to their first emergency calls. With previously unseen footage, this programme adds extra insight into what was a very eventful year.

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