Trauma (British TV series)

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Trauma
Genre Drama
Thriller
Written by Mike Bartlett
Directed byMarc Evans
Starring
ComposerChristian Henson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Mike Bartlett
  • Catherine Oldfield
  • Francis Hopkinson
  • John Simm
  • Adrian Lester
CinematographyBaz Irvine
EditorRichard Cox
Running time60 minutes
Production companyTall Story Pictures
Original release
Network ITV
Release12 February (2018-02-12) 
14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)

Trauma is a ITV television drama series that was first broadcast on 12 February 2018. Created and written by Mike Bartlett, the series is about a father grappling with losing his son and blaming the trauma consultant. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Episode list

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)
1"1.1"Marc EvansMike Bartlett12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)N/A
2"1.2"Marc EvansMike Bartlett13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)N/A
3"1.3"Marc EvansMike Bartlett14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)N/A

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critics' consensus reads: 'What Trauma lacks in originality it more than makes up for in gripping performances from well-matched leads Adrian Lester and John Simm.' [4] The Guardian found the first episode intriguing and praised the execution. [5] The Times gave it four out five stars. [6]

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References

  1. Sporn, Natasha (12 February 2018). "Trauma: Cast, plot and three other things you need to know about the ITV mini-series". Standard.co.uk .
  2. Jeffery, Morgan; Berry, Jo (3 September 2018). "John Simm rules out a series 2 of ITV's Trauma". Digital Spy .
  3. "Trauma: the new revenge thriller from the writer of Doctor Foster". Inews.co.uk . 5 February 2018.
  4. "Trauma: Series 1". RottenTomatoes.com .
  5. "Trauma review – presses our noses up against the window of parental grief". The Guardian . 13 February 2018.
  6. Bennion, Chris (13 February 2018). "TV review: Trauma; Julius Caesar Revealed" . TheTimes.co.uk .