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Young Doctors Episode Rating Graph

Feb 2011 - present

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Best Episodes of Young Doctors

  • Episode 5

    S1 Ep5

    8.5

    22nd Mar 2011

    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?

  • Work Life Balance

    S3 Ep4

    8.0

    7th Feb 2013

    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.

  • Emotional Cost

    S3 Ep2

    8.0

    24th Jan 2013

    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.

Worst Episodes of Young Doctors

  • Episode 1

    S1 Ep1

    2.7

    22nd Feb 2011

    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

    S1 Ep2

    7.0

    1st Mar 2011

    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

    S1 Ep3

    7.0

    8th Mar 2011

    Jon's social life may be affecting his work. Keir faces a big decision about his future.

Young Doctors Episode Guide

  • Episode 1

    S1 Ep1

    2.7

    22nd Feb 2011

    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

    S1 Ep2

    7.0

    1st Mar 2011

    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

    S1 Ep3

    7.0

    8th Mar 2011

    Jon's social life may be affecting his work. Keir faces a big decision about his future.

Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands is a BBC Three television series looking at how a group of foundation doctors cope with life on the wards. Three series have been broadcast to date, all narrated by Jason Done. The first, broadcast in 2011, focused on seven foundation doctors at Newcastle General Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne, three of which were newly-qualified FY1s and four being FY2s. The second series was broadcast in 2012 and followed six FY1s and two FY2s at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. A third series, filmed at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, was broadcast in 2013 and followed five FY1 doctors and two FY2 doctors. On 9 March 2011 the show achieved BBC Three's highest ever ratings for a factual entertainment programme, when 1.44 million people watched the third episode of the first series.

The best rated episodes of Young Doctors are:
  • Episode 5 S1E5 rated 8.5
  • Work Life Balance S3E4 rated 8.0
  • Emotional Cost S3E2 rated 8.0
The lowest rated episodes of Young Doctors are:
  • Episode 1 S1E1 rated 2.7
  • Episode 2 S1E2 rated 7.0
  • Episode 3 S1E3 rated 7.0

The first episode of Young Doctors aired on February 22, 2011.

The last episode of Young Doctors aired on February 28, 2013.

There are 20 episodes of Young Doctors.

There are 3 seasons of Young Doctors.

Yes.

Young Doctors is set to return for future episodes.