The show stars Niamh Algar as a medic under investigation after a patient dies during a nightmare shift. 

ITV have released a first image from its upcoming medical thriller Malpractice. The show comes from writer Grace Ofori-Attah, a former NHS doctor, and director Philip Barantini (Boiling Point, The Responder).

The released image features Niamh Algar’s Dr Lucinda Edwards (Niamh Algar); she appears to be considering us though a glass bottle of pills…

Here’s the synopsis for Malpractice:

Dr Lucinda Edwards is a smart, battle-hardened doctor, but we meet her on a nightmare shift that ends in the death of an opioid overdose victim, Edith Owusu. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, Dr Leo Harris, played by James Purefoy (A Discovery of Witches, Sex Education), Edith’s grieving father Sir Anthony Owusu, played by Brian Bovell (Crime, Strike) demands an investigation into Lucinda’s actions on the fateful night.

Leading the inquiry are Dr Norma Callahan, played by Helen Behan (Holding, The Virtues) and Lucinda’s former colleague, Dr George Adjei, played by Jordan Kouamé (Megalomania). While George feels this was an unavoidable tragedy, Norma is suspicious of Lucinda’s behaviour and decisions in the lead up to Edith’s death.

As the pressure of the investigation intensifies, Lucinda’s relationship with husband Tom, played by Lorne MacFadyen (Pistol, Vigil) starts to fracture, and her confident professional exterior begins to crack. Is Lucinda hiding something?

Through the cat and mouse thriller of the medical investigation, Malpractice tells the story of a damaged doctor caught up in a dangerous conspiracy.

The cast also includes Hannah Walters, Priyanka Patel, Scott Chambers, Tristan Sturrock and Georgina Rich.

Malpractice is made by World Productions (Line of Duty, Bodyguard) and comes to ITV1 and ITVX this Spring.

We’ll keep you posted.