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Maternal

  • TV Series
  • 2023
  • 46m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
963
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6,239
Parminder Nagra, Lara Pulver, and Lisa McGrillis in Maternal (2023)
Maternal
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Drama about three doctors returning to post-pandemic frontline medicine after maternity leave.Drama about three doctors returning to post-pandemic frontline medicine after maternity leave.Drama about three doctors returning to post-pandemic frontline medicine after maternity leave.

  • Creator
    • Jacqui Honess-Martin
  • Stars
    • Parminder Nagra
    • Lara Pulver
    • Lisa McGrillis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    963
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,607
    6,239
    • Creator
      • Jacqui Honess-Martin
    • Stars
      • Parminder Nagra
      • Lara Pulver
      • Lisa McGrillis
    • 12User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Parminder Nagra
    Parminder Nagra
    • Dr. Maryam Afridi
    • 2023
    Lara Pulver
    Lara Pulver
    • Ms Catherine MacDiarmid
    • 2023
    Lisa McGrillis
    Lisa McGrillis
    • Dr. Helen Cavendish
    • 2023
    Julie Graham
    Julie Graham
    • Dr. Susan Fisher
    • 2023
    Joe Thomas
    Joe Thomas
    • Dr. Matt Malyon
    • 2023
    Oliver Chris
    Oliver Chris
    • Guy Cavendish
    • 2023
    Raza Jaffrey
    Raza Jaffrey
    • Dr. Jack Oliviera
    • 2023
    Abhin Galeya
    Abhin Galeya
    • Raz Farooqi
    • 2023
    Tina Louise Owens
    Tina Louise Owens
    • Receptionist
    • 2023
    Elizabeth Dulau
    Elizabeth Dulau
    • Dr. Louise Pennycook
    • 2023
    Dean Ridge
    Dean Ridge
    • Dr. Simon Segman
    • 2023
    Jennifer Macbeth
    • Dr. Tessa Joseph
    • 2023
    Aurora Jones
    • Maggie
    • 2023
    Tareq Al-Jeddal
    • Callum
    • 2023
    Naomi Yang
    Naomi Yang
    • Mae Zhang
    • 2023
    Shaheen Khan
    • Dr. Sania Hassan
    • 2023
    Alexander Karim
    Alexander Karim
    • Lars Nordström
    • 2023
    Sabina Arthur
    Sabina Arthur
    • Kim
    • 2023
    • Creator
      • Jacqui Honess-Martin
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    10mstaffordca

    Wow! FINALLY A QUALITY SERIES I LOOK FORWARD TO

    Wow! FINALLY A QUALITY SERIES I LOOK FORWARD TO!! Spectacular series! Ticks all the boxes, drama, humor, heartfelt personal attachment, family issues, relatability, realistic parenting, juggling every day life etc. Etc. Just a wonderful series! Thank you to the creators! Really thank you! We need WAYY MORE like this!!

    Wow! FINALLY A QUALITY SERIES I LOOK FORWARD TO!! Spectacular series! Ticks all the boxes, drama, humor, heartfelt personal attachment, family issues, relatability, realistic parenting, juggling every day life etc. Etc. Just a wonderful series! Thank you to the creators! Love it.
    8chickwah

    Loved this!

    I started out intending to watch just the first episode and ended up watching them all because it was so compelling! All 3 of the female leads were excellent in this brilliantly written series, but it was altogether a strong cast. Having worked in a hospital for some years, I found it to be very true to life and believable, giving true insight into the pressures the NHS staff are under. Well done to all concerned and I really hope there will be another series because we need to see more drama like this.

    It's always a good sign when you don't want a series to come to an end and this was one of those series!
    10cairobug-89339

    Excellent

    Ignore the low scores. They are obviously trolls. This was a binge worthy series and deserving of a second season.

    Good character development and storylines. Acting was great and so nice to see female leads steal the show.

    Tells the story of three female doctors who have returned to work after the pandemic. Mixing their work lives with their home lives. The shocking decline in NHS services and the unbearable pressure the staff deal with each day.

    Dealing with life and death decisions. A well balanced series and worthy of a watch.

    I for one look forward to a second season.

    I give a solid 10.
    9elliotpittom

    Fantastic - hit the mark!

    I can understand the points about bad acting here - the parts were cast brilliantly. Yes, it's not groundbreaking and it might not be absolutely true to life but there are certainly elements that are relatable. The storylines are shocking and hard hitting. I can't see anything else they could add here - except a longer series as some parts did feel quite rushed and some stories could have potentially had more detail added to them. That's more to the shows credit, than it's demise though. All in all, this is a great show and I do hope they bring it back for another series (or many more in the future).
    9watson-haas

    Smart television

    I knew it wouldn't last. It was too smart, it was about smart women living a real life. It is about smart women working for men because the system makes that so. Real life stuff. I thought the network would do better than it does in the US. Sadly, it does not.

    To stay on the air, I can only assume that it needed more misogyny, more women stabbing each other in the back instead of being friends and looking out for each other, more trite, probably more sex. Funnily enough, though, I don't watch that kind of "stuff", so either way I lose to network execs not paying attention to their customers - again.

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      External shots of the hospital are on location in St Helens, Merseyside at the old Pilkington's grade 2 listed head office building on Prescot Road.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #6.15 (2023)

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2023 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • ITVX (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Liverpool, England, UK(location)
    • Production companies
      • ITV Studios
      • ITV - Independent Television
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