Cardiac Arrest is a British medical drama series produced by World Productions for BBC One. It aired from April 1994 to June 1996. The show focused on the lives and challenges of junior doctors working in a hospital setting and … See more

• Andrew Lancel as Dr Andrew Collin
• Helen Baxendale as Dr Claire Maitland
• Ace Bhatti as Dr Rajesh Rajah
• Jonathan Dow as Dr James Mortimer See more

Cardiac Arrest was produced by Island World. It had envisaged creating a sitcom set in a hospital, but when Jed Mecurio responded to its advertisement for a writer the show became a … See more

The complete series was released as a five-disc DVD set, Cardiac Arrest: The Complete Collection, on 16 April 2007. The DVD contains all three series, but no extras such as commentary. In September 2023, the complete series was repeated over three weeks on See more

Although billed as a comedy, and darkly humorous in many respects, Cardiac Arrest explores several disturbing themes. It demolishes many … See more

The critical response to the series was generally positive; it was twice nominated for Best Original TV Drama Series/Serial by the See more

• Official website
• Cardiac Arrest at IMDb
• British Film Institute Screen Online See more