Welcome to ITV’s brand new daytime medical drama, The Royal Today.
In case you hadn’t guessed yet, the backdrop for this new drama is the well-known hospital, St Aidan’s Royal Free, made famous by ITV1’s Sunday night favourite, The Royal.
While The Royal is set in the 1960s, The Royal Today fast forwards almost 40 years to bring us into the modern day. Jonathan Ormerod, a baby in the 1960s drama, is now working as a consultant physician having followed in the footsteps of both his parents. It may be the same hospital, but life and times have certainly changed and The Royal Today has a contemporary edge that is certain to appeal to all. It’s a little bit racy, a little bit gritty and, at times, just a little bit gory.
Among the strong cast, you’ll find Paul Nicholas who plays cantankerous surgeon, Mr Woods, a man with a hard shell who occasionally allows his soft centre to rise to the surface; Leah Bracknell as a glamorous matron determined to keep her hospital in order; Ben Hull as a charge nurse who struggles to keep his personal life at the door, particularly as his girlfriend is a nurse in the same ward; and Andrew Scarborough as Jonathan Ormerod, a doctor so dedicated that his marriage has paid the price. However, Dr Sarah Chatwin (Kirsty Mitchell) is only too happy to offer a shoulder to cry on.
With a blend of comedy and drama, The Royal Today will have you laughing one minute and crying the next, but will always keep you on the edge of your seat.
