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Life Support is a 1999 British medical drama series aired across six episodes on BBC Scotland. Katherine Doone works as a clinical ethicist at Glasgow's Caledonian hospital. Her job is to make the big decisions about what's best for the patient's long-term treatment.
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- E1 Where Angels Fear to TreadNext upJul 19, 1999 · 60 min
Synopsis
Nurse Elaine's boyfriend Billy attempts suicide and left totally paralysed. He's diagnosed a quadriplegic. His mother and girlfriend both believe they know best. Doone is called has to make a final clinical decision.
Guest stars: Georgina Sowerby (Sally Rivers), Gabriel Quigley (Shona Sinclair), Gregor Truter (Dr David McKewan), Barbara Rafferty (Margaret McGovern), Julia Dalkin (Sharon Richards), Jackie Kane (Nurse Elaine MacKenzie), Ian Pirie (Drunk), Jacques Kerr (A/E Nurse)
- E2 TrustJul 26, 1999 · 60 min
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Dr Scott wants to give 11-year-old Craig a second bone marrow operation in eighteen months. Unfortunately, there's only has a ten percent chance of survival but his parents want it. Doone asks the boy for his input, which puts her up against both doctors and family.
Guest stars: Stephen Moyer (Dr Tom Scott), Ellie Haddington (Fiona Drummond), Paul Goodwin (Rod Kerr), Grant Burns (Craig Malloy), Gary Lewis (Greg Malloy), Kate Donnelly (Anne Malloy), Annie Louise Ross (Wanda Graham), Sheila Donald (Susan Montgomery)
- E3 The Price of LoveAug 2, 1999 · 60 min
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Nurse Elaine's murder trial begins; Doone is a prosecution witness while her father represents Elaine. Lawyer Claire Matheson is determined to have a natural birth but when the baby is breached, the priority changes.
Guest stars: Stephen Moyer (Dr Tom Scott), Ellie Haddington (Fiona Drummond), Georgina Sowerby (Sally Rivers), Gabriel Quigley (Shona Sinclair), Paul Goodwin (Rod Kerr), Brian Pettifer (Gordon Travers), Barbara Rafferty (Margaret McGovern), Lorraine McIntosh (Bethan Gilchrist)
- E4 Playing GodAug 9, 1999 · 60 min
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Nurse Crick seeks Doone's help on Hector Beardsmore. Dr Giordano is giving him painful treatment while his two sons argue; surgeon Mr Alexander's drinking is causing a rise in deaths; and Dr Rankin makes waves and the hospital covers it up.
Guest stars: Stephen Moyer (Dr Tom Scott), Ellie Haddington (Fiona Drummond), Georgina Sowerby (Sally Rivers), Paul Goodwin (Rod Kerr), Brian Pettifer (Gordon Travers), Tom Watson (Hector Beardsmore), Michael Nardone (Kenny Beardsmore), Gilly Gilchrist (Douglas Beardsmore)
- E5 Soul and ConscienceAug 16, 1999 · 60 min
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Lisa Carlisle is in casualty after overdosing. Doone is called in when she refuses treatment and the doctors are conflicted over her motives. If the psychiatrist doesn't section her, all they can do is watch Lisa die.
Guest stars: Stephen Moyer (Dr Tom Scott), Ellie Haddington (Fiona Drummond), Georgina Sowerby (Sally Rivers), Gregor Truter (Dr David McKewan), Lorraine McIntosh (Bethan Gilchrist), Julia Dalkin (Sharon Richards), Rebecca Callard (Lisa Carlisle), Stuart Bowman (Robbie Sutherland)
- E6 The Undiscovered CountryAug 23, 1999 · 60 min
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The husband of a woman with motor-neurone disease doesn't want her to be resuscitated. A wife and his mistress both want to see a coma patient. Doone's father suffers a heart attack and is comatose, forcing her to make a big decision.
Guest stars: Stephen Moyer (Dr Tom Scott), Ellie Haddington (Fiona Drummond), Gabriel Quigley (Shona Sinclair), Gregor Truter (Dr David McKewan), Brian Pettifer (Gordon Travers), Maureen Carr (Moira Hendry), Louise Goodall (Beverley Lorimer), Martin John-Jackson (David Lorimer)
Cast & crew
Created by Ashley Pharoah
Aisling O'Sullivan
Art Malik
Richard Wilson
Gilbert Martin
Julie Graham
Edith MacArthur
