The Fragile Heart: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Edgar Pascoe is a cardiac surgeon of high repute but sclerotic emotions. He is here to represent the cold detachment of modern technological medicine, a theme underlined by his participation in a scheme to market virtual-reality diagnosis to third- world countries (you don't even have to be in the same country as the patient, you see). Opposed to him is his wife, Lileth, a believer in the curative powers of empathy and communication.

Series details

• Title: The Fragile Heart
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Medical
• Premiere date: 1996-11-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-11-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51105

Cast and credited roles

• Nigel Hawthorne — Dr. Edgar Pascoe
• Dearbhla Molloy — Dr. Lileth Pascoe
• Helen McCrory — Nicola Pascoe
• Dominic Mafham — Daniel Pascoe

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-11-06; final listed air date 1996-11-20; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Fragile Heart 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.