Children's Hospital (1993)

Season 5

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

Where to Watch Children's Hospital (1993) • Season 5

12 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1Tonight the staff deal with a seriously-ill newborn baby and tend to injuries sustained by Guy Fawkes night revellers.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2This week the patients include a four-year-old boy having a major operation to correct his club foot, and a four-month-old girl who is admitted to have a fused bone in her skull removed. Plus updates on the progress of two patients featured last week.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3This week the patients include an eight-month-old girl who has gone into cardiac arrest and a two-year-old with a hole in her heart. Plus an update on one of last week's young patients.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4This week the heart-breaking dilemma of parents with a chronically ill daughter, the girl with a severely gashed leg, and a six-year-old in such pain he cannot walk. Plus updates on two patients featured last week.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5This week the staff are faced with Jack, a six-month-old baby with suspected meningitis, and ten-year-old Christine, who has bowel disease and may need another operation. Plus there's good news for leukaemia sufferer Danielle
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6This week the patients include a one-year-old with an abnormal lump in his liver, a teenager with chronic arthritis and a girl who would like her protruding ears set back.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7Tonight a four-year-old haemophilia A sufferer who has an operation that will change his life, plus an update on one-year-old Kieran's treatment for cancer of the liver.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8Twelve-year-old Paul has Crohn's disease and is coming in for his 29th operation, and on a lighter note, porter John Russell is having his head shaved to raise £2,OOO towards a new cancer ward.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9Tonight the patients include a 13-year-old who is rushed into casualty after falling down a lift shaft in a derelict tower block, and a 10 year-old girl with a misshapened hip joint who is hoping to have an operation that will help her to walk without pain for the first time in years.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10Two-year-old Ryan is rushed into intensive care on the brink of cardiac arrest. Meanwhile, Alex has had an accident with a cupboard full of crockery - but he seems more concerned about his granny's china than about his own injuries.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11After undergoing three months of chemotherapy, 19-month-old Kieren has surgery to remove his liver tumour. Meanwhile two-year-old Ryan , who was born with chronic kidney failure, begins treatment to improve his quality of life, and surgeon Rick Turnock tackles a full theatre list.
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12The last in the series from Liverpool's Alder Hey children's hospital focuses on a busy Friday night in casualty. Ten-year-old Christopher has accidentally stabbed himself in the leg with a kitchen knife, and two 13-year-old boys are the worse for wear after drinking. Meanwhile football pundit Alan Hansen helps a fundraising campaign.

 

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