Breathtaking

Breathtaking is an upcoming television series co-written by Rachel Clarke, Jed Mercurio, and Prasanna Puwanarajah based on Clarke's 2021 memoir. It concerns the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and stars Joanne Froggatt and was directed by Craig Viveiros. Synopsis The series is set in a city hospital, and combines news footage from the early months of 2020 with showing acute medical consultant Dr. Abbey Henderson (Froggatt), as she and fellow frontline medical staff trying to save the lives of coronavirus patients as the virus begins to overwhelm the NHS. Cast Joanne Froggatt as Dr Abbey Henderson Production Rachel Clarke’s memoir of being on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic was released in 2021. Mecurio and Puwanarajah helped adapt the book for the screen, all three are qualified doctors. Puwanarajah previously worked with Clarke as a medical professional, and previously worked with Mercurio on television productions. Craig Viveiros is director with HTM Television producing the three-part series along with Northern Ireland Screen. It is produced by Brian J. Falconer and executive produced by Mercurio, Clarke and Puwanarajah with ITV Studios an in-association producer and distributing internationally.