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Inside the Operating Theatre

  • 2 Series
  • 20 Episodes
  • Category: Emergency Services
  • High Definition available
  • Subtitles available

For the first time ever an NHS day surgery unit, its dedicated staff and even its beds are rigged with cameras to give a unique view of what goes on behind ward curtains and under the knife.

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All episodes for series 1 of Inside the Operating Theatre

  • S1 E1

    Ex-Army man Mervyn has a procedure to get rid of constant back pain.

  • S1 E2

    Laura makes a life-changing decision after suffering from post-natal depression.

  • S1 E3

    The team tackles an operation where a patient's heart is stopped and restarted.

  • S1 E4

    Trisha has an investigation of her womb to find out if she has cancer.

  • S1 E5

    A 3-year-old has an operation on his tongue.

  • S1 E6

    A patient has keyhole surgery to repair his hernia.

  • S1 E7

    A four-year-old girl has her droopy eyelid lifted.

  • S1 E8

    Nick has an ultrasound taken to find out if he needs open-heart surgery.

  • S1 E9

    Teenager Nathan has two twisted teeth extracted and Bob has keyhole surgery for a hernia.

  • S1 E10

    Patient Jonathan has a camera put inside his lungs to find out if he has for cancer.

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