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Jed Mercurio

@jed_mercurio

Former hospital doctor and RAF officer; creator of Line of Duty, Bodyguard, Bodies, The Grimleys, Cardiac Arrest; co-owner @htmtelevision

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calendar_today07-02-2018 15:18:59

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So sorry to learn this tragic news. It was a joy and privilege to work with Brian McCardie. Off screen Brian couldn’t have been more different from the character he portrayed. Brian was warm, funny and charming. Sending deepest condolences to his family. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Nearly 5M viewers in the UK have watched in one week, and the number is still rising. So many people are finally seeing for themselves the untold sacrifices of staff in the first year of the Covid pandemic. All three episodes are now streaming ⁦ITVX.⁩

Nearly 5M viewers in the UK have watched #Breathtaking in one week, and the number is still rising. So many people are finally seeing for themselves the untold sacrifices of #NHS staff in the first year of the Covid pandemic. All three episodes are now streaming ⁦@ITVX.⁩
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Thank you so much to everyone who watched this week. It was our honour to salute the untold sacrifices of staff during the first year of the Covid pandemic. ICYMI all three episodes are available for streaming ⁦ITVX⁩.

Thank you so much to everyone who watched #Breathtaking this week. It was our honour to salute the untold sacrifices of #NHS staff during the first year of the Covid pandemic. ICYMI all three episodes are available for streaming ⁦@ITVX⁩.
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premieres tonight 9.00 pm ⁦ITV⁩, from the memoir by ⁦Dr Rachel Clarke⁩. As a former junior hospital doctor, I couldn’t be prouder of cowriting this 3-part drama paying tribute to the untold sacrifices of staff. All episodes available now ITVX.

#Breathtaking premieres tonight 9.00 pm ⁦@ITV⁩, from the memoir by ⁦@doctor_oxford⁩. As a former junior hospital doctor, I couldn’t be prouder of cowriting this 3-part drama paying tribute to the untold sacrifices of #NHS staff. All episodes available now @ITVX.
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Incredibly proud to return to my roots. Starring the riveting Joanne Froggatt, cowritten with Dr Rachel Clarke and Prasanna Puwanarajah, salutes the untold sacrifices of frontline staff in the Covid-19 pandemic, starting 19 Feb 9.00 pm ITV. youtube.com/watch?v=nJjMy7…

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Joanne Froggatt(@JoFroggatt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A very special day yesterday at the press launch for BREATHTAKING. I couldn’t prouder to be a part of bringing this important story to the screen, or of our incredible team who have always put integrity and most importantly, truth at the heart of this project. 🙏

A very special day yesterday at the press launch for BREATHTAKING. I couldn’t prouder to be a part of bringing this important story to the screen, or of our incredible team who have always put integrity and most importantly, truth at the heart of this project. 🙏
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Dr Rachel Clarke(@doctor_oxford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today ITV screened the first episode of BREATHTAKING to a cinema full of press. Nerve-wracking, nail-biting, exciting. How I hope we’ve done justice to the experiences of NHS staff 💙

Today @ITV screened the first episode of BREATHTAKING to a cinema full of press. Nerve-wracking, nail-biting, exciting. How I hope we’ve done justice to the experiences of NHS staff 💙
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This drama deserves to have the same kind of impact as Mr Bates vs The Post Office. A searing, meticulous, righteously furious account of what NHS doctors and nurses and paramedics had to go through during the pandemic. ITV1, soon.

This drama #Breathtaking deserves to have the same kind of impact as Mr Bates vs The Post Office. A searing, meticulous, righteously furious account of what NHS doctors and nurses and paramedics had to go through during the pandemic. ITV1, soon.
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“All publicity is good publicity, as long as they spell your name right” (to paraphrase PT Barnum)🤦‍♂️ coming soon ⁦ITV⁩ ⁦ITVX⁩ ⁦HTM Television

“All publicity is good publicity, as long as they spell your name right” (to paraphrase PT Barnum)🤦‍♂️ #Breathtaking coming soon ⁦@ITV⁩ ⁦@ITVX⁩ ⁦@HTMTelevision⁩
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Thanks to Cole Haddon for an extremely interesting conversation, which I hope emerging screenwriters will find helpful and informative

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Dr Rachel Clarke(@doctor_oxford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Thank you The Times and The Sunday Times for this amazing piece about BREATHTAKING - coming to @itv in Feb.

We've tried so hard to show what really happened behind closed hospital doors - the grit & courage & compassion of NHS staff. And the same, in abundance, from patients & their families 💙

Thank you @thetimes for this amazing piece about BREATHTAKING - coming to @itv in Feb. We've tried so hard to show what really happened behind closed hospital doors - the grit & courage & compassion of NHS staff. And the same, in abundance, from patients & their families 💙
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Joanne Froggatt(@JoFroggatt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREATHTAKING, features in BBC’s 24 shows to watch in 24.

I realise this will be very triggering for some people, but if you are able to watch, please do as we shouldn’t look away from this story, of what our NHS workers really experienced during the pandemic

BREATHTAKING, features in BBC’s 24 shows to watch in 24. I realise this will be very triggering for some people, but if you are able to watch, please do as we shouldn’t look away from this story, of what our NHS workers really experienced during the pandemic #NHS #ITV
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Today whilst my nephew played a King in his nativity, I met the King.

This is for all those facing dementia.
This is for the working class budding actors.

Onwards we go…xxx

Today whilst my nephew played a King in his nativity, I met the King. This is for all those facing dementia. This is for the working class budding actors. Onwards we go…xxx #MBE #musicismedicine
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Dr Rachel Clarke(@doctor_oxford) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I would like every medically qualified Covid-denier & anti-vaxxer on this platform to listen to this testimony. And then - for polluting public discourse with their lethal disinformation, they should hang their heads in shame.

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Like Cardiac Arrest, Bodies ended on an unresolved cliffhanger despite winning the Royal TV Society Award for best drama. The BBC2 Controller who axed us even refused to transmit the finale on BBC2 as he was embarrassed by the clamour for a reprieve when it was shown on BBC3.

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