Series synopsis
Monroe is a British drama television series that premiered on STV on March 10, 2011. It ended on November 5, 2012. It was created by Peter Bowker. It stars James Nesbitt, Sarah Parish, Tom Riley and Susan Lynch.
Monroe is a brilliant and unusual neurosurgeon. A flawed genius who never lets anyone forget his flaws or his genius. Each episode will feature one compelling story of the week about life or death situations. The drama will focus on the way in which a serious injury or disease cuts across the lives of everyone involved, from hospital staff to patients to relatives. And how that group become, in an intense few days, a reluctant dysfunctional family united by hopes, fears and grief. At the centre ...
Premise
Monroe is a brilliant and unusual neurosurgeon. A flawed genius who never lets anyone forget his flaws or his genius. Each episode will feature one compelling story of the week about life or death situations. The drama will focus on the way in which a serious injury or disease cuts across the lives of everyone involved, from hospital staff to patients to relatives. And how that group become, in an intense few days, a reluctant dysfunctional family united by hopes, fears and grief. At the centre of this stands Monroe, his trainees, his anaesthetist and his poker school - and his female colleague, heart surgeon, Jenny Bremner, who has contempt for his cockiness. The series will tell heightened emotional stories and be shot through with dark humour and portray the pressures and pleasures of high-end surgery in a modern urban hospital.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Nesbitt as Gabriel Monroe
- Sarah Parish
- Tom Riley
- Susan Lynch
- Phoebe Dynevor
- Manjinder Virk as Sally Fortune
Guest cast
- Andrew Gower as andrew mullery
- Matthew Needham as David Foster
- Amelia Young as Shelley Maxwell
- Kathryn Prescott as Jennifer
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | March 10, 2011 | April 14, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 6 | October 1, 2012 | November 5, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 At work, Monroe has the courage to perform cutting-edge brain surgery but at home, he is afraid to admit that his life is falling apart. When Alison Bannister is admitted with a brain tumour, Monroe has to help her make a frightening decision. To go ahead with an operation could leave Alison paralysed or unable to speak, yet without surgery, she is likely to die within a few years. Does she want to survive if surgery might change who she is? And can Monroe get her through this crisis as his own life starts to spiral out of control? |
March 10, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 As Monroe struggles to accept the fact that his wife Anna has left him, he throws himself into work and tries to pretend that his life is not in freefall. Can he find the courage to tell his son the truth about why his marriage ended? At the hospital, Monroe and cardiac surgeon Jenny Bremner have to deal with a double shooting after a 14-year-old boy accidentally shoots his 12-year-old brother before attempting to kill himself. |
March 17, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A former soldier is admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in his brain and Monroe controversially decides against surgery. Bremner is tempted to break her own rule about remaining detached from her patients, and Springer tries to cover up the fact that he has `mislaid' a patient. |
March 24, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Monroe goes head to head with his new boss when he elects to operate on a patient with a deadly vascular anomaly. Meanwhile, Jenny Bremner returns to St. Matthew's from maternity leave to find the hospital changed - and her power diminished. |
October 1, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The neurosurgeon finds himself having to choose between trainees Springer and Wilson, who are both equally deserving of a place on his team, while cracks begin to show in Bremner and Shepherd's relationship. Monroe's patients include a woman with an aggressive brain tumour, which presents him with one of the most challenging cases of his career. |
October 8, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Monroe is still reeling from the result of Lynn Monkford surgery. He makes his decision on who to promote to registrar. Shepard is left to deal with what he did the previous night, he and Bremner decide to try counselling to repair their relationship. |
October 15, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | STV |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 10, 2011 |
| Last aired | November 5, 2012 |
| Runtime | 46 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |