The Surgeon
9pm, Channel 5
Not for the faint-hearted, this new series follows the lives of working surgeons, starting with bowel cancer specialist Daren Francis. His first patient is retired nurse Doris, who worked for the NHS for 50 years, and has had excruciating abdominal pain for two weeks. As well as performing a squeamish and risky operation, Francis invites the cameras into his home and he opens up about what it’s like to tell someone they have cancer. Hollie Richardson
