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James Nesbitt stars in the title role of a new six-part medical drama series Monroe
filmed on location in Leeds.
Brilliant neurosurgeon
Monroe is a brilliant and unusual neurosurgeon. A flawed genius who never lets anyone forget his flaws or his genius. Each episode features one compelling story of the week about life or death situations.
At work, he has the courage to perform cutting edge brain surgery – operating on the very thing that makes us who we are. At home, he’s afraid to admit that his life is falling apart.
Nobody is more aware of Monroe’s flaws than Jenny Bremner (Sarah Parish), a glacial cardiac surgeon with little time for Monroe and his emotional approach to his patients.
Cast
In addition to James Nesbitt, Sarah Parish (Mistresses, cutting it) appears as cardiac surgeon Jenny Bremner, Ton Riley (Bouquet of Barbed Wire, Lost in Austen) as anaesthetist Dr Laurence Shepherd, Manjinder Virk (Britz, Bradford riots) as registrar Sally Fortune, and Susan Lynch (Elizabeth, The Golden Age, Nora) as Anna, Monroe’s wife. Sarah Smart (Wallander, Funland) and Shaun Evans (The Take, The Virgin Queen) guest star in episode one.
Monroe also has two new medical trainees, Luke Allen-Gale playing Daniel Springer
and Michelle Asante as Kitty Wilson who have joined St Matthew’s Hospital.
Episode 1
When a young woman is admitted with a brain tumour, Monroe has to help her to face a frightening decision: an operation could leave her paralysed or unable to speak, yet without surgery, she is likely to die within a few years. Does she want to survive if surgery might change who she is?
Episode 2
At the hospital, Monroe and Bremner have to deal with a double shooting after a fourteen
year old boy accidentally shoots his twelve year old brother, before attempting to
kill himself. Springer (Luke Allen-Gale) literally manages to add insult to injury
by offending the boys’ father as his son lies on the operating table, and Monroe
is forced to resort to extreme measures to prove that the boys are in good hands
Episode 3
When an ex-soldier is admitted with a blood clot in his brain, Monroe takes the controversial
decision to avoid surgery. As he comes under increasing pressure to operate, will
his “wait and see” approach be the right one? Bremner (Sarah Parish) is torn when
she is asked to operate on an elderly lady for the second time. Will she break her
own rule and let emotion get in the way of her clinical instincts?
Episode 4
Monroe’s (James Nesbitt) life plunges further into chaos as he discovers that ‘civilized divorce’ is harder than he had ever imagined. As Anna (Susan Lynch) starts a new life, Monroe is determined to show that he can move on too, but his attempts to enter the world of dating seem doomed to failure. At the hospital, Monroe is sure that surgery can help Brendan (Tony Mooney), a family man whose epileptic seizures have been getting worse. However, Brendan has other ideas: he firmly believes that God is talking to him during his seizures, and is reluctant to give up these powerful religious experiences, even if it means that his condition will deteriorate.
Episode 5
After Sally Fortune collapses with an aneurysm in her brain, Monroe has to operate on a work colleague. His relationship with Bremner ends up reaching crisis point after she involves herself in Sally's treatment. Witney has to deal with a patient who refuses to have her surgery cancelled. Monroe attempts to help Anna create a new life.
Episode 6
Monroe (James Nesbitt) is finally forced to confront the painful truth about his
past when a lively night shift at the hospital suddenly takes a darker turn. When
a thirteen year old girl is admitted following a road accident, Monroe knows that
there is little chance of saving her and an operation could leave her severely damaged.
However, her father begs him to operate and give her a chance to live - whatever
the consequences.
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ITV Series Monroe starring James Nesbitt
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Starring James Nesbitt, Sarah Parish, Andrew Gower, Christina Chong, Manjinder Virk
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