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The Worst Episodes of Saving Lives in Cardiff

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Life-saving operations, difficult dilemmas. Lifting the lid on the heart-rending, hard-headed decisions surgeons must make before tackling the day job of changing people’s lives.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 2 Episode 1 - Unchartered Territory
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Unchartered Territory

    S2:E1

    Stuart Quine is under pressure during complex, pioneering robotic surgery, and Indu Deglurkar treats a martial arts competitor shocked to learn he needs open-heart surgery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 2 Episode 2 - Chance to Change a Life
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    #2 - Chance to Change a Life

    S2:E2

    A nine-year-old boy faces a complex operation after his condition worsens while on the waiting list. Neurosurgeon Kat Whitehouse tackles a large brain tumour in a retired miner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 2 Episode 3 - Worst-Case Scenario
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    #3 - Worst-Case Scenario

    S2:E3

    An operation to cure a woman’s extreme facial spasm has challenging results for surgeon George. A six-week-old baby needs an urgent operation to allow him to feed again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 2 Episode 4 - Best Laid Plans
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    #4 - Best Laid Plans

    S2:E4

    Cancelled operations mean surgeon Lewis must change his plans fast or risk losing precious theatre time. A father of two undergoes complex neurosurgery to save his eyesight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 2 Episode 5 - From Agony to Hope
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    #5 - From Agony to Hope

    S2:E5

    A man enduring excruciating facial pain undergoes surgery to transform his life. Surgeon Tom battles to remove a large, rare tumour that’s pressing on a patient’s heart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    #6 - Episode 6

    S2:E6

    A child whose hearing has significantly reduced has a life-changing operation to insert cochlear implants. Surgeon Dheeraj uses the ‘beating heart’ technique to save a father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    At Wales’s biggest hospital, neurosurgeon George Eralil operates on a 19-year-old with a rare brain tumour, and vascular consultant Lewis Meecham faces a wave of emergency cases.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    Paediatric surgeon Oliver Jackson fights to ensure surgery for a 17-week-old baby triplet goes ahead. And a man who was the victim of an attack has an operation to restore his sight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Two maxillofacial surgeons team up to rebuilds a 19-year-old’s face after removing a tumour, and consultant Aarti Sharma fights to give a mother with incurable cancer more time with her four children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    Eye surgeon Magdalena Popiela fights to save a woman’s sight, and for orthopaedic surgeon Clare Carpenter, a wave of emergencies add pressure to an already full day of surgery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    Paediatric surgeon Selena Curkovic is determined to make a life-changing operation happen for an eight-year-old boy, and a spinal surgeon must decide which of two patients gets surgery first.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Saving Lives in Cardiff Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    A breast cancer patient and her surgeon of nine years hope a third operation means she can live life fully again, and three surgeons remove a tumour that is a 'ticking time-bomb.'

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Unchartered Territory" is the worst rated episode of "Saving Lives in Cardiff". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/9/2025. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Chance to Change a Life".