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The F Ward on Channel 4: Anna Friel leads the cast of soapy Australian medical drama aimed at fans of The Pitt
The show is centred around the emergency department in the fictional Pines Hospital
Popular actress Anna Friel portrays lead general surgeon Dr Gloria Wall in the soapy comedy drama.
Gloria leads a group of struggling medical interns at Pines Hospital.
They have been given one last shot at becoming doctors, and it’s Gloria’s mission to help them get there.
The series originally aired Down Under on Stan in July 2026. And it subsequently became the fastest selling Australia drama ever (more on that below).
Scrub up readers, The F Ward is a brand new medical drama landing on Channel 4 this October.
After a successful run in its home country, the Australian medical series (https://www.tvguide.co.uk/articles/casualty-40th-anniversary-double-bill-bbc-one-return-charlie-fairhead-ethan-hardys-new-pictures/) now gets a Saturday night slot in the UK.
The comedy-drama follows a group ofinterns who are given one last shot at becoming doctors.
Each of them, in their own way, has managed to fail on the job – whether it’s being sick on a patient, or fainting at the sight of blood.
They are each well-meaning. But, you know, you wouldn’t necessarily want them looking after you if you were sick!
We meet Jimmy and Ellie who, in episode 1, are off to the worst possible start when they’re both late for the first meeting.
But aviolent storm soon pushes the interns intothe deep end as casualties flood the hospitaland the power goes out.
A synopsis for the series says: “Troubled interns get their last shot at Sydney’s underfunded Pines Hospital, battling personal demons and past failures while treating patients in life-or-death situations.”
Rochdale-born actress Anna Friel, 50, leads the cast of the Australian medical dramedy The F Ward.
But, don’t worry, she’s not putting on a ‘fair-dinkum-flaming-galah- accent.
She plays British Dr Gloria Wall, a fearsome and uncompromising general surgeon who must whip the group of flailing interns into shape.
Anna lived in Australia temporarily when she filmed the project.
The rest of the cast is largely Australian. Secret City’s Dan Wyllie stars as Dr Curtis Parker, opposite Bump’s Ioane Saula as Jimmy Seufale.
Meanwhile, the Mosquito Bowl’s Lola Bond plays Ellie O’Neill, The Society’s Alan Fitzalan stars as Josh Wilson, and Pulse’s Arka Das is Dr Kush Prasad.
Some well-known Australian actors pop up in small roles here and there, too.
These include the always reliable Justin Rosniak as Luke, a patient with a bleed on the brain, and the equally excellent Alex Dimitriades as Stefan, whom Lisa and Josh meet at a bar.