Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands

The seven junior doctors discover that their first day on the job is a matter of life and death. Desperate to make a good impression, they soon learn that even the simplest task isn't easy, while one finds that his medical training in Italy could never have prepared him for the demands of a British emergency department.

The seven juniors are settling into life on the wards and discover the emotional cost of being a doctor. Tom is forced to think on his feet when his patient has a heart attack. Emily faces the harsh reality that she can't save everyone when she's thrown in at the deep end as the first doctor on the scene of a cardiac arrest.

The junior doctors discover the dark side of Liverpool and learn how to deal with the realities of patients addicted to alcohol and drugs. Keira's stitching skills are put to the test when a man with a four-inch head wound comes in to the Emergency Department. Tristan's patient falls into an alcoholic seizure, but will he spot the signs in time?

The junior doctors discover that balancing a social life and the demanding hours of being a doctor is tough. Young dad Tristan spends more time with his patients than at home with his two-year-old daughter, working long hours to pay the rent, while Ed and Oli struggle to find the time to revise for their exams. Will they pass or fail?

The junior doctors face a tough time on the wards and discover that there's plenty that medical school could never have prepared them for. Jen has to deal with the death of her favourite patient, while Emily's day goes from bad to worse when a prisoner she is treating escapes. Will he be found in time?

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?

Highlights from the series about life on the wards for newly-qualified doctors, including new footage covering the Junior Doctors' first four months in the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. The programme follows their first tentative steps on the wards, dealing with life and death situations through to the end of their first placements.