TV Series
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
7.22018 · 8 seasons58 min / episode
Documentary
Overview
Documentary series going beyond the theatre doors of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where surgeons push medical boundaries to the limits.
Schedule
Status
Returning Series
Latest episode aired Jun 10, 2026
Season 8
~6 episodes
Expected total for this season
Videos
Seasons
Season 1
3 episodesAired 2018
Three-part documentary following surgeons, theatre staff and patients of the surgical unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where 700 operations are carried out every week.
Season 2
6 episodesAired 2019
Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform and save their patients’ lives. The pressure is intense as they push the boundaries of modern medicine.
Season 3
4 episodesAired 2020
Surgeons perform extraordinarily complex and risky procedures to transform lives.
Season 4
6 episodesAired 2021
Surgeons at Royal Papworth and Addenbrooke’s hospitals perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.
Season 5
6 episodesAired 2023
Surgeons at Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge perform complex procedures to save lives. But this comes with great risk, and the surgeons bear the ultimate responsibility.
