Surgeons: At the Edge of Life (2018)
Overview
Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.
StatusReturning Series
TypeDocumentary
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
Season 1
2018 | 3 Episodes
Season 1 of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life premiered on January 8, 2018
Three-part documentary following surgeons, theatre staff and patients of the surgical unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where 700 operations are carried out every week.
Season 2
2019 | 6 Episodes
Season 2 of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life premiered on April 9, 2019
Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform and save their patients’ lives. The pressure is intense as they push the boundaries of modern medicine.
Season 3
2020 | 4 Episodes
Season 3 of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life premiered on October 6, 2020
Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform lives.
Season 4
2021 | 6 Episodes
Season 4 of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life premiered on November 11, 2021
Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.
Season 5
2023 | 6 Episodes
Season 5 of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life premiered on January 18, 2023
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk, and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.
Season 6
2024 | 6 Episodes
Season 6 of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life premiered on March 27, 2024
Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton perform complex procedures to transform and save their patients’ lives. But pushing the boundaries of medicine comes with great risk.
Series 7
2025 | 6 Episodes
Series 7 of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life premiered on February 26, 2025
The surgeons of NHS Lothian perform high-risk procedures for patients across Edinburgh and beyond, bearing the ultimate responsibility for transforming and saving lives.
Series 8
2026 | 6 Episodes
Series 8 of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life premiered on May 6, 2026
Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits.
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Shaun Dooley
Narrator