The story of Eleanor Bramwell , a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues and society. Determined to take the medical profession out of the dark ages, her strongly held opinions often draw her into conflict with the chief surgeon, a man keener on tradition than he is on progress.

• Jemma Redgrave
• Ruth Sheen
• David Calder
• Cliff Parisi
• Kevin McMonagle
• Jenny Agutter