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📊 Series Specifications
Network PBS, ITV1
Episode Runtime ~60 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 6
Original Language EN
Creator Peter Grimsdale, Paul Unwin
Breathless (2013)
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Canceled Series Status:
Currently airing weekly on international broadcast networks.
Synopsis
Hospital drama set in London during the early 1960s, following the staff of a busy gynecology ward at a time when abortion is illegal and the contraceptive pill is only just becoming available to married women.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 Episodes E1 Episode 1
Otto Powell is summoned to the hospital's theatre where Richard Truscott, is about to make a rather serious mistake. Otto and his ever-faithful anaesthetist Charlie Enderbury have been called out for a private operation.
E2 Episode 2
Richard discovers Jean's deception over the miscarriage. Otto's fascination for Angela continues, but she is uncomfortable about being pursued by a married man.
E3 Episode 3
Charlie is anxious and distracted after a brush with the law which could have serious consequences. Elizabeth attempts to reason with Mulligan.
E4 Episode 4
Otto asks Angela to accompany him on an overnight visit to a cottage hospital in Dorset. Mulligan makes his proposal to Elizabeth.
E5 Episode 5
Angela gets a cruel reminder that Otto is married and Elizabeth feels powerless against Mulligan.
E6 Episode 6
After meeting him, Otto realises the extent of Mulligan's obsession and determination. Elizabeth confesses what has been going on and they hatch a plan.