Interns
Factual Entertainment
Top 10
10x 1/2 hr
These are heroes to be, these sleep deprived aspiring doctors who grow before our eyes from raw interns to confident doctors as they face the hour to hour reality of having to perform open heart surgery for the first time, counsel grieving relatives and break unbearable news to patients. Audiences will never look at young doctors the same way again.
Episode Overview
Episode 1
Following recent graduation from Medical School, Loretta is involved in an emergency with a man on the verge of a heart attack, Gareth struggles with surgical training and Ali assists an operation to remove cancerous cells.
Episode 2Loretta is given a rare opportunity to assist open-heart surgery, Gareth is unable to treat a man with chest pains and a patient's incurable illness renders Lavinia helpless.
Episode 3Gareth faces one of the hospitals most notorious shifts, Loretta struggles with the death of her patient and Jason makes a fundamental error before assisting brain surgery.
Episode 4Gareth assists in the repair of his patient's shattered spine, Jason admits the hospitals most entertaining patient and a first time procedure goes dangerously wrong for Gareth.
Episode 5Jason admits an angry patient with stroke symptoms, Gareth nervously performs a first time procedure with no assistance and Lavinia battles with the stress of a 14-hour day.
Episode 6An eccentric American woman has Gareth calling for help, Lavinia assists the removal of a potentially fatal aneurysm and Ali's bedside manner results in tears.
Episode 7Tonight follows the graveyard shift, where Gareth assists in the repair of a young hit and run victim, Ali attempts his first hip relocation and Lavinia's night takes an unusual turn.
Episode 8Gareth is confronted with a possible heart attack, Loretta faces the potential lung collapse of a man terrified of pain and Ali and Jason find out if their application for surgical training has been accepted.
Episode 9After 40 years, Auckland hospital and its' interns move to a new site, Gareth struggles to cope with a young woman who has a terminal brain tumour and Loretta's orthopedic skills strive to make the grade.
Episode 10Lavinia admits the 16 year-old victim of a car accident, Loretta is involved in a discovery cutting short her patients surgery and Ali cooks up a surprise to celebrate the end of the interns first year.
