Surgeons: At the Edge of Life Episode Rating Graph
Jan 2018 - present

Jan 2018 - present
6.6

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Browse episode ratings trends for Surgeons: At the Edge of Life. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life's 37 episodes.
S3 Ep3
9.6
20th Oct 2020
Surgeons Marius Berman and Pedro Catarino take on one of the most difficult transplant procedures at Royal Papworth: the double lung transplant. With donor organs in such short supply, there is even more pressure to execute the operation perfectly.

S5 Ep3
9.5
1st Feb 2023
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s operate against the clock to remove a kidney from a husband and transplant it into his wife who is in end stage kidney failure.

S5 Ep1
9.4
18th Jan 2023
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Major Trauma Centre must operate on a single mum who has a severed spinal cord and a critically injured motorcyclist.

S5 Ep4
9.3
8th Feb 2023
Addenbrooke’s surgeons take on two high-risk operations; surgery to excise tumours near the spinal cord and a procedure to remove a dangerous mass off the body’s largest vein.

S3 Ep1
9.3
6th Oct 2020
David Jenkins, a world-leading surgeon at Royal Papworth, performs one of surgery's most technically demanding, and extraordinary, operations. Called a pulmonary endarterectomy (PTE), no other hospital in the UK offers this procedure.

S4 Ep6
9.3
16th Dec 2021
Addenbrooke’s major trauma team and surgeons treat some of the country's most critically injured patients. Multiple teams must decide whether a man's damaged arm can be saved.

S4 Ep4
9.2
2nd Dec 2021
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital take on life changing surgery that takes two specialist surgeons two days to perform and involves removing all the organs in the patient’s pelvis.

S4 Ep3
9.2
25th Nov 2021
Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke's hospitals must put their patients back together again after removing life-threatening lung and facial tumours.
S6 Ep3
9.0
10th Apr 2024
Surgeons at University Hospital Southampton operating on two patients - removing rare tumours and correcting a patient’s bowed legs - must alter their plans to avoid catastrophe.

S5 Ep2
9.0
25th Jan 2023
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital perform brain surgery on a patient who is awake and attempt to repair a section of the body’s biggest blood vessel that’s threatening to burst.

S3 Ep2
8.9
13th Oct 2020
Addenbrooke's and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge are renowned for the expertise of their surgical staff. At both centres, surgeons undertake some of the most complex operations in the world, where technical skill is paramount.

S4 Ep5
6.3
9th Dec 2021
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s Hospital perform a complex procedure to help a patient swallow again and remove a tumour that is threatening a patient’s vision.

S7 Ep3
7.3
12th Mar 2025
Surgeons at NHS Lothian take on high risk surgery to repair a failing heart and take extreme measures to prevent the return of breast cancer in their young patient.

S7 Ep2
7.3
5th Mar 2025
Surgeons battle to save a patient with an aggressive tumour and a patient whose aorta – the body’s biggest artery – could rupture at any moment.

S7 Ep1
7.5
26th Feb 2025
Surgeons attempt a rare and high-risk transplant to transform their 21-year-old patient’s life, and perform a complex kidney procedure vital for another patient’s survival.

S7 Ep4
7.5
19th Mar 2025
Surgeons attempt to save a patient’s life and her ability to smile, by removing a tumour in her cheek and reconstructing her facial nerve.

S5 Ep5
8.0
15th Feb 2023
Addenbrooke’s surgeons perform life changing scoliosis surgery to straighten the spine of their 17-year-old patient but face the risk of causing paralysis.
S6 Ep6
8.0
1st May 2024
Three surgeons operate together on a motorcyclist at University Hospital Southampton’s major trauma centre after a crash leaves the patient with life-changing injuries.
S7 Ep5
8.0
26th Mar 2025
Surgeons at NHS Lothian remove a recurring brain tumour from a 25-year-old patient and attempt a rare ‘off pump’ cardiac procedure on a man with severe coronary disease.
S7 Ep6
8.0
2nd Apr 2025
Doctors at NHS Lothian perform high-risk surgery to save their patient’s sight, and three specialists work together to treat a complex case of advanced ovarian cancer.

S1 Ep3
8.1
22nd Jan 2018
The extraordinary stories of clinical trials being carried out at the surgical unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

S2 Ep1
8.1
9th Apr 2019
The series returns to the operating theatres of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. A neurosurgeon has to wake his patient up during an operation to remove his brain tumour.

S1 Ep1
8.1
8th Jan 2018
Specialist maxillofacial surgeons Tim Martin and Sat Parmar prepare for a marathon operation on 53-year-old Teresa. Four weeks ago, Teresa was diagnosed with a fast-growing cancerous tumour in her face and she will die within weeks unless it is removed.

S1 Ep2
8.8
15th Jan 2018
The surgeons take on unpredictable, high risk operations. They need to stop a patient's heart, chill his body and drain out all his blood before they can operate to save his life.

S1 Ep3
8.1
22nd Jan 2018
The extraordinary stories of clinical trials being carried out at the surgical unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
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The first episode of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life aired on January 08, 2018.
The last episode of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life aired on April 02, 2025.
There are 37 episodes of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life.
There are 7 seasons of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life.
Yes.
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life is set to return for future episodes.