Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death

  • Premiered: Jul 2023
  • Episodes: 18
  • Followers: 1
  • Running
  • 5
  • Wednesday at 21
  • Documentary

Seasons:

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Season 3
3x1
Episode 1
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 07, 2026
In this remarkable episode, we meet an ex-soldier and his surgeon, whose unique relationship began over a decade ago after a tragic incident in war-torn Afghanistan.
3x2
Episode 2
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Air date
Jan 14, 2026
Liz has a satsuma-sized tumour deep between the two sides of her brain, and surgery carries huge risk. And Anna's body is slowly being consumed by a gigantic, weeping, breast tumour.
3x3
Episode 3
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 2026
Teenager Alfie's life is slowly being destroyed by an incredibly rare tumour growing at speed into his nose and cheek. He must have surgery - and fast - but it's a deeply complex process.
3x4
Episode 4
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Air date
Jan 28, 2026
Barbara has a rare tumour sitting inside the tear duct in her eye - and one wrong move during the complex surgery could cause a bleed or stroke, which could be fatal.
3x5
Episode 5
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Air date
Feb 04, 2026
Leo (17) faces a life-threatening crisis - his liver is failing and he needs an urgent transplant. And Daniel (47) needs surgery for a tumour that could make its way to his lungs.
3x6 Season finale
Episode 6
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 11, 2026
Abi - who battles facial pain so severe that it leaves her rocking on the floor - undergoes an operation to detangle a tumour from a nerve in her brain, but the procedure carries huge risk.

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