ITV’s Belfast-Filmed Medical Thriller Malpractice Returns This Week
Date Posted: May 1, 2025
ITV’s critically acclaimed medical thriller Malpractice returns this week for its much-anticipated second series.
Following the departure of Niamh Algar, viewers can expect an entirely new scandal to unfold—this time centred around a psychiatric registrar whose split-second decisions lead to tragic consequences.
Produced by World Productions (Line of Duty, Vigil), in association with and distributed by ITV Studios, Malpractice was filmed on location in Belfast with support from Northern Ireland Screen.
The new series airs at 9pm on Sunday 4th May on ITV1 and ITVX, with episodes two and three airing at the same time on Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th May, respectively.
Joining the cast for the second series are Tom Hughes (Victoria, The English), Selin Hizli (Am I Being Unreasonable?, Mum), Zoë Telford (Sherlock, The Lazarus Project), Hannah McClean (Blue Lights, Josh), Seraphina Beh (Polite Society, Top Boy), Rick Warden (The Jetty, Happy Valley) and Ace Bhatti (Line of Duty, Bohemian Rhapsody).
When on-call psychiatric registrar Dr James Ford (Tom Hughes) finds himself caught between an anxious new mother’s postnatal check-up and the sectioning of a psychotic patient, no one could predict the tragic outcome.
Norma Callahan and George Adjei of the MIU are called in to investigate Dr Ford’s actions. His personal life is messy and his colleagues may find him arrogant, but Dr Ford appears committed to his vulnerable patients. Yet what appears to be a series of bad choices by one doctor spreads beyond the psychiatric unit to a hospital seemingly at war with itself. Is Dr Ford a doctor with a God complex, or a victim himself?
With the investigation closing in, can Dr Ford save his already fragile career from a string of apparently damning mistakes? And can the MIU uncover the truth of what happened despite fierce opposition from all sides?
Malpractice was recommissioned for a second series by ITV’s Director of Drama, Polly Hill, and is produced by award-winning production company World Productions, part of ITV Studios. Series Two is written and created by Grace Ofori-Attah (Playing Nice, Grace Under Pressure, In The Long Run) who will serve as executive producer alongside Simon Heath (Line of Duty, Save Me, The Pembrokeshire Murders, Anne, The Gathering), Roderick Seligman and Emma Luffingham (Showtrial, Karen Pirie) for World Productions. Episode 3 is co-written by Hannah K. Richards.
