Critical (TV series)
| Critical | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Medical drama |
| Created by | Jed Mercurio |
| Written by | Jed Mercurio Matthew Broughton Laurence Davey Mark Greig Michael A. Walker Tom Needham Katherine McGinn |
| Directed by | Jon East Michael Keillor Philippa Langdale |
| Starring |
Lennie James Catherine Walker Claire Skinner Kimberley Nixon Neve McIntosh Prasanna Puwanarajah John MacMillan Mali Harries Paul Bazely Danny Kirrane Peter Sullivan Emma Fryer Jack Fortune Orion Lee Juliet Oldfield |
| Composer(s) | Ruth Barrett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jed Mercurio Mark Redhead Cameron Roach |
| Producer(s) | Christopher Hall |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | Hat Trick Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky 1 |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 24 February – 19 May 2015 |
| Website | |
Critical, styled with a time-clock format as CR:IT:IC:AL, is a British medical drama series that debuted on Sky 1 on 24 February 2015. The series is set in a fictional major trauma centre (MTC), City General Hospital, which treats critically ill patients. Each episode is based on one patient and efforts to save his or her life within one hour. Created by Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty and Bodies), the drama follows the team of medical professionals whilst they make life-changing decisions. The title refers to critical condition, the most serious medical state, as well as the decisions and actions of the staff; everything done within the first hour is absolutely vital and could determine whether a patient lives or dies. Despite receiving positive reviews, the show was cancelled on 14 July 2015 due to low ratings.
The series was created by Jed Mercurio. The first 13 episodes were ordered by Sky 1 from Hat Trick Productions in September 2013. Reviews were predominantly positive, noting the ground-breaking style and structure of the series; however some critics expressed a preference for a more traditional approach to medical drama. In Australia, the series premiered on BBC First on July 28, 2015.
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