Episode 1

S1 E1: James Nesbitt stars as brilliant neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe in a new six-part medical drama series created by acclaimed writer Peter Bowker. At work, Monroe has the courage to perform cutting edge brain surgery - operating on the very thing that makes us who we are. At home, he is afraid to admit that his life is falling apart. Nobody is more aware of Monroe's flaws than Jenny Bremner, a glacial cardiac surgeon with little time for Monroe and his emotional approach to his patients. When Alison Bannister is admitted with a brain tumour, Monroe has to help her make a frightening decision. To go ahead with an operation could leave Alison paralysed or unable to speak, yet without surgery, she is likely to die within a few years. Does she want to survive if surgery might change who she is? And can Monroe get her through this crisis as his own life starts to spiral out of control?