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The Worst Episodes of Young Doctors

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Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands is a BBC Three television series looking at how a group of foundation doctors cope with life on the wards. Three series have been broadcast to date, all

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Young Doctors Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    Suzi is thrown in at the deep end, dealing with serious emergencies in A&E. Adam feels that he is not hands-on enough with patients and is frustrated by paperwork, while Lucy has to do her first rectal examination.

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  2. Young Doctors Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #2 - Episode 2

    S1:E2

    The junior doctors have to face up to the fact that they can't save everyone, as Jon responds to an emergency crash call and Lucy struggles with her emotions after having to tell a patient their condition is terminal. Katherine is on her first set of night shifts.

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  3. Young Doctors Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #3 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

    Jon's social life may be affecting his work. Keir faces a big decision about his future.

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  4. Young Doctors Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #4 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

    Suzi's bedside manner is put to the test when she treats a patient who has a toilet brush stuck up his bottom. With teamwork critical, can Andy bond with the staff on the children's ward?

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  5. Young Doctors Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #5 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    How will Adam cope on his first night shifts, can Suzi regain her confidence, and will Kier and Katherine's patient pull through his operation?

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  6. Young Doctors Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    #6 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    How will Suzi and the A&E team cope as the department is moved overnight to a brand new ward? And as the junior doctors prepare for their next placements, do they feel they are up to the job?

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Young Doctors Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #7 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    What if your first day on the job really was a matter of life and death? The hit series moves to Chelsea and Westminster hospital in London, following the lives of eight newly-qualified junior doctors as they leave behind their student days. They move in together and put their first-day nerves aside to take up their responsibilities on the wards.

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  8. Young Doctors Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    #8 - Episode 2

    S2:E2

    Ben has always wanted to work with children, but his diplomacy skills are put to the test when a five-year-old boy refuses to let him take a blood sample. Meanwhile, Sameer has to face the harsh reality that not every patient can be saved, Priya spends a challenging night shift and Amieth meets a homeless person who seems to want company rather than medical intervention.

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  9. Young Doctors Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #9 - Episode 3

    S2:E3

    The junior doctors are learning to deal with challenging patients and situations. On A&E, Amieth deals with a barmaid who has come in with a receipt spike through her hand, while on the surgery ward Andy has to convince a patient to stop eating before an operation.

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  10. Young Doctors Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #10 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    The hospital decrees that all junior doctors wear white coats to make them easily identifiable, but not everyone is happy with the new look. Lucy struggles to tackle the demanding workload on the night shift, while in the acute admissions unit, Aki treats a patient who is determined to go home against his advice, and Amieth continues to deal with a high volume of cases in A&E

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  11. Young Doctors Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #11 - Episode 5

    S2:E5

    The medical professionals have settled into their placements, but the anti-social hours begin to take their toll. Andy hopes to become a surgeon and is keen to gain experience, but when two opportunities to assist in theatre are interrupted, he begins to feel he has a long way to go before achieving his goal. Amieth spends a shift shadowing a consultant anaesthetist, and a stint in the dermatology department reinforces Milla's desire to pursue a career in the field.

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  12. Young Doctors Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    #12 - Episode 6

    S2:E6

    The junior doctors are coming to the end of their first attachment, so it's time to prove they can make decisions and stand on their own two feet.

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  13. Young Doctors Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #13 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    Highlights from the documentary series, as well as previously unseen footage covering the newly qualified doctors' first four months at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. The programme follows the medical professionals' work on the wards and their handling of emergencies.

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  14. Young Doctors Season 3 Episode 1 - Making a Good First Impression
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    #14 - Making a Good First Impression

    S3:E1

    The seven junior doctors discover that their first day on the job is a matter of life and death. Desperate to make a good impression, they soon learn that even the simplest task isn't easy, while one finds that his medical training in Italy could never have prepared him for the demands of a British emergency department.

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  15. Young Doctors Season 3 Episode 2 - Emotional Cost
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    #15 - Emotional Cost

    S3:E2

    The seven juniors are settling into life on the wards and discover the emotional cost of being a doctor. Tom is forced to think on his feet when his patient has a heart attack. Emily faces the harsh reality that she can't save everyone when she's thrown in at the deep end as the first doctor on the scene of a cardiac arrest.

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  16. Young Doctors Season 3 Episode 3 - Dealing with Addiction
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    #16 - Dealing with Addiction

    S3:E3

    The junior doctors discover the dark side of Liverpool and learn how to deal with the realities of patients addicted to alcohol and drugs. Keira's stitching skills are put to the test when a man with a four-inch head wound comes in to the Emergency Department.

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  17. Young Doctors Season 3 Episode 4 - Work Life Balance
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    #17 - Work Life Balance

    S3:E4

    The junior doctors discover that balancing a social life and the demanding hours of being a doctor is tough. Young dad Tristan spends more time with his patients than at home with his two-year-old daughter, working long hours to pay the rent, while Ed and Oli struggle to find the time to revise for their exams.

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  18. Young Doctors Season 3 Episode 5 - What They Don't Teach You in Medical School
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    #18 - What They Don't Teach You in Medical School

    S3:E5

    The junior doctors face a tough time on the wards and discover that there's plenty that medical school could never have prepared them for. Jen has to deal with the death of her favourite patient, while Emily's day goes from bad to worse when a prisoner she is treating escapes.

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  19. Young Doctors Season 3 Episode 6 - 'What's My Future?'
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    #19 - 'What's My Future?'

    S3:E6

    After three months the junior doctors prepare for the end of their first attachments, so it's time to prove they can make decisions and stand on their own two feet.

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  20. Young Doctors Season 3 Episode 7 - Four Months On
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    #20 - Four Months On

    S3:E7

    Highlights from the series about life on the wards for newly-qualified doctors, including new footage covering the Junior Doctors' first four months in the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. The programme follows their first tentative steps on the wards, dealing with life and death situations through to the end of their first placements.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the worst rated episode of "Young Doctors". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/22/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 2".