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Bodies

For the usual meaning of this term, see body.

Bodies is a 2004 medical drama from BBC3 based on the book Bodies by Jed Mercurio. The series is the channel's attempt to break into hour long dramas, with its most successful shows to date being half-hour comedies (Little Britain, etc.). The series was also broadcast to American audiences on digital channel BBC America during the late Summer, early Fall of 2005.

The drama has been described as a "dark, sometimes funny" take on the favourite genre made popular through shows such as Casualty and Holby City.

The story is centred around specialist registrar Rob Lake (Max Beesley), who starts the first series in a new post in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department at the fictional South Central Infirmary, under the guidance of consultant obstetrician Roger Hurley (Patrick Baladi). It soon becomes apparent to Lake that Hurley, a friendly and professional doctor with a strong academic background, is nevertheless incompetent as a surgeon and regularly bungles surgical procedures, to the detriment of his patients. Hurley is, however, protected by a shroud of silence: "Doctors look after doctors" is a commonly-repeated phrase in the series.

The six part series is made by Hat Trick Productions and co-commissioned for BBC Three and BBC Two.

• Creator, Writer & Producer: Jed Mercurio
• Starring:
  • Max Beesley
  • Patrick Baladi
  • Neve McIntosh
  • Keith Allen
  • Susan Lynch
  • Tamzin Malleson

A ten part second series, continuing where the first series left off, began airing on BBC Two and BBC Three in September 2005.

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