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ITV1 has announcesd details of their new medical drama series, Monroe, starring James Nesbitt.
Who's in it?
James Nesbitt will play neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe and is joined by an ensemble cast including Sarah Parish (Mistresses) as cardiac surgeon Jenny Bremner; Tom Riley (Lost in Austen) as anaesthetist Dr Laurence Shepherd; Manjinder Virk as registrar Sally Fortune, and Susan Lynch as Anna, Monroe’s wife. Sarah Smart (Wallander) and Shaun Evans (The Take) will guest star in episode one.
What's it about?
The 6-part series examines Monroe's world inside and outside the hospital, with medical emergencies cutting across the lives of everyone involved from staff to patients and relatives. Monroe also has to contend with his two new medical trainees, Daniel Springer (Luke Allen-Gale) and Kitty Wilson (Michelle Asante) who have joined St Matthew’s Hospital under his watchful eye.