injuries. Medics battle in the vital first hour to keep her alive. Scott, another patient, has incurable liver disease. His only option is a live donation from his cousin and 17-hour operation as it is explored with amazing computer graphics. The Middle Years When middle-aged things start to go wrong. A patient has a life-threatening aneurysm in a major blood vessel as it decays so much, it could burst at any time, which would kill him. Doctors battle against time to replace it with an artificial one. Christine has dangerous carbon dioxide levels in her blood, related to years of smoking, which is poisoning her brain. Medics are not certain if they can save her in time. John has a heart failure, leaving him with a potentially fatal weak heart. His only option is a robotically inserted pacemaker. A stroke patient's brain is explored to explain why he had a stroke and the process to attempt to make him stroke-free in the future. The Final Years Despite the body's slowing responses, the body can still fight back, explained using computer graphics. Geoffrey is rushed to A&E with a rice-grain sized blood clot in one of the veins feeding his heart as he suffers a series of cardiac arrests. Vera seems dazed and confused with a suspected head injury after a fall at home. She is rushed to X-ray to assess the damage. Len arrives at A&E with severe stomach pains. He is diagnosed with a necrotic bowel which means the blood supply has been cut off and the tissue is dying. He requires urgent surgery whilst he is already suffering with epilepsy, arteritis, a slow heartbeat and vascular disease. A consultant informs him that there is a very slim chance of survival after surgery. Eighty-three-year-old Len chooses not to have surgery and to die from the bowel infection overtaking his body. His blood pressure drops and his breathing becomes shallower and finally his lungs, followed by his heart and Brain shut down for good, ending his fight for life. International Broadcasting References External links 2000s British medical television series BBC Television shows 2007 British television series debuts 2007 British television series endings