Critical: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Critical is a 13-part series set in a state-of-the-art Major Trauma Centre, a unit which treats only the most gravely ill or seriously injured. Each episode features a new and distinctive case told with thrilling intensity. Whether that patient lives or dies is determined by knife-edge decisions and procedures, but can the diverse team of medical professionals knit together and rise to the challenge? It's a series about medicine where our team hold a life in their hands but in every case they face the agonisingly real fear that it could slip through their fingers.

Series details

• Title: Critical
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Medical
• Premiere date: 2015-02-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-05-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Showcase
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 3128

Cast and credited roles

• Lennie James — Glen Boyle
• Catherine Walker — Fiona Lomas
• Claire Skinner — Lorraine Rappaport
• Ellen Thomas — Constance Campbell
• Danny Kirrane — Billy Finlay
• Peter Sullivan — Clive Archerfield
• John Macmillan — Justin Costello
• Prasanna Puwanarajah — Ramakrishna Chandramohan
• Kimberley Nixon — Harry Bennett-Edwardes

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-02-24; final listed air date 2015-05-19.

Source and licence

Adapted from Critical on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.