Children's Hospital (1993)

Season 12

Iconic BBC documentary series which gave an insight into the work of chidrens hospitals in the UK.

Episode 1
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Episode 1Hit by a van when two years old, Charlie has waited five years for an operation to cover his scar. Also in the first of this new six-part series, 15-year-old Amy undergoes tests to see if her severe epilepsy can be cured and baby Paul has teams of surgeons working simultaneously on his fingers and toes.
Episode 2
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Episode 2At Manchester children's hospital, A&E consultant Jimmy Stewart attempts to coax a foreign object from a three-year-old's nose; tests reveal what lies at the root of 15-year-old Amy's seizures; and little Charlie prepares for surgery to fix an unsightly scar on his scalp.
Episode 3
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Episode 3A mother anxiously awaits the birth of her son, knowing that he will be born with a facial abnormality. And 15-year-old Amy recovers after an operation to curb her epilepsy.
Episode 4
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Episode 4Following a tracheotomy to alleviate breathing difficulties, 14-year-old Richard has a scan to determine whether he can undergo surgery to rebuild his damaged throat.
Episode 5
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Episode 5Baby Rachel battles against liver cancer, Richard learns whether surgery has allowed him to breathe normally and Adam is anxious about an operation to lengthen his leg.
Episode 6
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Episode 6In the last in the series, baby Rachel has life-saving surgery, a five-year-old fractures his skull in a golfing accident and Adam begins to walk again on his leg-lengthening frame.