MATERNAL ITV MON 9pm. TV PACE. NO SPOILERS

[Blondeshavemorefun]

One of the recent shows in the slate of new dramas is also Maternal, a six-part medical drama that centres on three women who are not only juggling their lives as new mothers, but also the post-pandemic world of frontline medicine.

We follow Maryam, a paediatric registrar, Catherine, a general and trauma Surgeon, and Helen, a registrar in acute medicine, who are played by Parminder Nagra (DI Ray), Lara Pulver (The Split) and Lisa McGrillis (King Gary) respectively. It's a stellar cast with an important plot line.

Maternal tells the stories of the three leading doctors as they each attempt to balance their increasingly demanding jobs in post-pandemic frontline medicine with their lives as new mothers. It's a series concerned with motherhood, as much as it is about the NHS and the intense demands of working in it.

According to the synopsis: "Maternal explores working motherhood with wit, warmth and humour and offers a unique perspective on our beloved, overstretched NHS, and the people who hold it together. Sometimes."

I don't think she did

She meant to but didn't

I could have sworn she did?
I loved the witty script. Not do much the title because it implies it's a maternity drama rather than a medical soap. It's more Grey's than Call the Midwife.

i thought she did say it

also feel sorry for the husband,
his acting work seems to be the husband, although so far he gets more of a say in this one

Oh. Did she

I thought she asked him as well 🤔

I think she did too

@Blondeshavemorefun has kindly explained this.

I saw No Spoilers in the title and didn't know what TV paced was, not having been on this before, but loved the programme.

I think you'd be surprised what goes on !

I've binged it all and loved it so will refrain from posting much so I don't accidentally spill anything.

Episode 1 though I thought the same about Simon from the inbetweeners :D

I couldn't warm to Lara Pulver in the split and haven't warmed to her so far in this. Interested to see if she ends up with her real life husband in this or not.

Loved the first episode, never got to have sex in the linen cupboard when I worked on the wards unfortunately.
I thought she said ‘…and we’ll call microbiology’ as she glanced at junior dr which implied to me that he should call and relay results to her. I think he either missed the nuance or is still so inexperienced it needed spelling out to him.

Late saying thank you @Blondeshavemorefun
But THANK YOU x

Welcome @yellowhedges

Did you enjoy

Has anyone got any recommendations for a similar series please?

She definitley did say about the antibiotics, but I think it was a general "we will do X" said to the parents and the male junior, rather than actually telling him to do it

Just discovered this. I'm on episode 2. Really enjoyed number 1, I love touches like expressing breast milk and the trust induction stuff was alarmingly accurate.

Agree that Maz is at fault over the antibiotics, she said "we" and then although the specifically told him to do the bloodsand mark as urgent she didn't delegate or clarify who was responsible for calling micro. You'd like to think that someone would take some initiative but human factors and stuff like that is a huge issue in medicine.

Just finished episode 6. Brilliant.

Where are you seeing the extra episodes please?

ITVX Fiddlersgreen

I'm on the last episode now-have really enjoyed it.

The spoiler thread is here for those who watch ahead.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/4722347-maternal-spoilers

She definitely did tell him to call
Microbiology.

The ages seem realistic. They're doctors. The surgeon is older. Early 40s? Makes sense the pregnancy was her last chance

Why was she wearing stilettos in am early scene? Nobody wheres those anymore. Least of all to a hospital. Even clerical staff

As a single parent/surgeon, she would have hired a nanny before returning to work. Not winging it week by week

The cupboard scene was rubbish.

Otherwise, great program

It’s good.

But too close to the mark for me to watch any more.

And the sex in the stores 🙄🙄

I wonder if real life doctors have nurseries or hire a nanny? Especially if they have 3 kiddies