Malpractice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dr Lucinda Edwards is a smart, battle-hardened doctor, but we meet her on a nightmare shift that ends in the death of an opioid overdose victim, Edith Owusu. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, Dr Leo Harris, Edith's grieving father Sir Anthony Owusu demands an enquiry into Lucinda's actions on the fateful night.

Through the cat and mouse thriller of the medical investigation, Malpractice tells the story of a damaged doctor caught up in a dangerous conspiracy.

Series details

• Title: Malpractice
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Thriller, Medical
• Premiere date: 2023-04-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-05-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 67055
• IMDb ID: tt20918594
• TVDB ID: 421051

Cast and credited roles

• Helen Behan — Dr Norma Callahan
• Jordan Kouamé — Dr George Adjei
• Niamh Algar — Dr Lucinda Edwards
• James Purefoy — Dr Leo Harris
• Tom Hughes — Dr James Ford
• Selin Hizli — Dr Sophia Hernandez
• Zoe Telford — Dr Kate McAllister

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-04-23; final listed air date 2023-04-23; episode order: 5.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-05-04; final listed air date 2025-05-04; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Malpractice 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.