TV series

Pulse

Name: Pulse
Released: 2017
Cast: Claire van der Boom, Andrea Demetriades, Arka Das, Pallavi Sharda, Blessing Mokgohloa

2017· 1 season· 56 min episodesTV-MA★ 5.8Ended

On ABC TV — From Clandestine Beyond · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Synopsis

When successful high-flier Frankie Bell is brought crashing to earth by chronic kidney failure she targets an alternate future. Eight years on she is in her second year as a practicing doctor starting her first day in a Renal rotation. Driven to use her second chance to save others, Frankie must confront an ailing health system, and face her toughest challenge - learning to let go.

Themes

medical drama

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upJul 20, 2017 · 56 min
Synopsis
Transplant patient and now doctor, Frankie starts her first day in Renal rotation; best friend Lou battles surgery's boys' club; and flatmate Tabb starts as an intern.
Guest stars: Daniel Amalm (Shawn), Zoe Carides (Lucia), Franko Milostnik (Pedro), Lawrence Scurfield (Zac Mendosa), Melissa Bonne (Zoe Mendosa), Renee Lim (Monica Lee), Lara Lightfoot (Scrub Theatre Nurse), Troy Harrison (Sam Mendosa)
E2 Episode 2Jul 27, 2017 · 57 min
Synopsis
Frankie takes on the system to save a patient, and lands in trouble. Lou finds out it’s not always wise to have an affair with a boss; and Tabb questions his ability as a doctor.
Guest stars: Ray Chong Nee (Abe), Lawrence Scurfield (Zac Mendosa), Melissa Bonne (Zoe Mendosa), Renee Lim (Monica Lee), Lara Lightfoot (Scrub Theatre Nurse), Troy Harrison (Sam Mendosa), Jelena Milinkovic (Kelly Reid), JR Laveta (Felipe Finau)
E3 Episode 3Aug 3, 2017 · 54 min
Synopsis
When a heart transplant patient dies, Frankie fears the surgeons will close ranks to cover up a medical error. Lou realises she and best friend Frankie may be on different sides.
Guest stars: Edmund Lembke-Hogan (Shane), Lawrence Scurfield (Zac Mendosa), Geraldine Hakewill (Connie), Sean Luther Hall (Frankie's Date), Melissa Bonne (Zoe Mendosa), Renee Lim (Monica Lee), Lara Lightfoot (Scrub Theatre Nurse), Troy Harrison (Sam Mendosa)
E4 Episode 4Aug 10, 2017 · 57 min
Synopsis
When a patient wants to turn off the device keeping her alive, Steele tries to dissuade her. Lou feels betrayed when Frankie takes on a Root Cause Analysis into a patient’s death, threatening her job.
Guest stars: Andrew McFarlane (Mack), Arianthe Galani (Chrissy Ropolous), Deborah Galanos (Ketti Ropolous), Peter Moalaeua (Daniel Casey), Jon-Claire Lee (Mr Moon), Renee Lim (Monica Lee), Lara Lightfoot (Scrub Theatre Nurse), Troy Harrison (Sam Mendosa)
E5 Episode 5Aug 17, 2017 · 56 min
Synopsis
When Berger learns Frankie has a fever in the middle of a hospital outbreak, he forces her into a bed for treatment, putting her secret at risk of exposure.
Guest stars: Kellie Jones (Renee Kadel), Melissa Bonne (Zoe Mendosa), Carmen Duncan (Nora Johns), Gemma Yates-Round (Margot Thomas), Alyson Standen (Shirin Thomas), Catherine Mack (Alicia Knox), Steve Rodgers (Kevin Doyle), Kai Lewins (River Kadel)
E6 Episode 6Aug 24, 2017 · 57 min
Synopsis
Tanya Kalchuri is forced to tell Frankie she read her medical files - a breach of professional ethics; while Berger works with Eli Nadar to save a patient from deportation.
Guest stars: Julian Garner (John Abraham), Helen Christinson (Essie Abraham), Quintin Handley (Luke Abraham), Wassim Hawat (Majid), Ashley Lyons (Detective Fergus), Scott Delarue (Detective Brown), Renee Lim (Monica Lee), Lara Lightfoot (Scrub Theatre Nurse)
E7 Episode 7Aug 31, 2017 · 51 min
Synopsis
On the eve of an investigation into a patient's death, Frankie realises that all doctors are fallible when faced with the reality of a health system that isn't always able to cater for all.
Guest stars: Andrew McFarlane (Mack), Rahel Romahn (Adam Aswany), Simon Elrahi (Gamal Aswany), Alexis Lane (Debbie Campbell), Lasarus Ratuere (Kenny Campbell), Paul Goddard (Head Surgeon), Simon Watts (Vascular Surgeon), Ronald Smyck (Ambulance Officer)
E8 Episode 8Sep 7, 2017 · 57 min
Synopsis
Chad Berger's days as a doctor are coming to an end, but he is determined to see through a complex set of paired kidney exchange transplants. Will he be able to do so, or will his own condition get to him?
Guest stars: Renee Lim (Monica Lee), Lara Lightfoot (Scrub Theatre Nurse), Troy Harrison (Sam Mendosa), Jelena Milinkovic (Kelly Reid), Romany Demeter Miller (Yummi Berger), Silvia Colloca (Lucy Berger), Steve Vella (Jim Reid), Anthony Brandon Wong (Arthur Chan)