Cardiac Arrest (1994)

Comedy · Drama

This series shows the workings of an English hospital through the eyes of its junior doctors. Naive and idealistic Dr Andrew Collins (Andrew Lancel), soon realises he still has much to learn. His boss, Dr Claire Maitland (Helen Baxendale) on the other hand, has seen it all. She is a competent doctor, with a cynical view, and is ready to work the system when needed, but she and Collins work well together as she guides him through the many minefields of working in the NHS.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (269 votes)
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1994)

6.95 avg 6 episodes 7.0 → 7.4

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to the House of Pain	7.0	16
2	Doctors and Nurses	6.3	12
3	The Killing Season	7.3	12
4	You Can't Make an Omelette Without Breaking Legs	6.9	11
5	Turning out the Light	6.8	10
6	The Edge	7.4	8

Season 2 (1995)

7.26 avg 8 episodes 6.7 → 7.3

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Shallow End	6.7	7
2	A Cold Heart	7.3	7
3	The Comfort of Strangers	7.4	7
4	Bad Blood	6.9	7
5	Factor 8	7.8	8
6	The Critical Hour	7.4	8
7	Running on Vapours	7.3	7
8	The Betrayed	7.3	7

Season 3 (1996)

7.53 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.1

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Body Electric	7.5	8
2	Open and Shut	7.0	7
3	The Practice of Privacy	7.3	7
4	The Red Queen	8.8	10
5	Trench Warfare	7.3	7
6	Suffer Little Children	7.3	7
7	The Glass Ceiling	7.4	7
8	The Way of All Flesh	7.3	7
9	The Age of Consent	7.6	10
10	The Holy Triad	6.9	7
11	The Oedipus Effect	7.7	6
12	Breaking Strain	7.7	7
13	Death Us Do Part	8.1	7

Cardiac Arrest (1994)

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