Peak Practice 

Beth Glover and Will Preston are doctors in partnership at a Derbyshire clinic when they hire Jack who's returned from Africa. The next several years deal with their personal and professional lives with Jack and Beth marrying.

Stars:

Esther Coles, Gary Mavers, Simon Shepherd

1 win.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Esther Coles	...	Kim Beardsmore 73 episodes, 1993-1999
Gary Mavers	...	Dr. Andrew Attwood / ... 72 episodes, 1995-2000
Simon Shepherd	...	Dr. Will Preston 72 episodes, 1993-2002
Margery Mason	...	Alice North 48 episodes, 1993-2002
Hazel Ellerby	...	Chloe White 46 episodes, 1993-1998
Veronica Roberts	...	Laura Elliott 46 episodes, 1995-1998
Richard Platt	...	James White 43 episodes, 1993-1998
Saskia Wickham	...	Dr. Erica Matthews 38 episodes, 1996-1998
Maggie O'Neill	...	Dr. Alex Redman 37 episodes, 2000-2002
Amanda Burton	...	Dr. Beth Glover 36 episodes, 1993-1995
Kevin Whately	...	Dr. Jack Kerruish 36 episodes, 1993-1995
Adrian Lukis	...	Dr. David Shearer 35 episodes, 1997-1999
John Bowler	...	Mike Pullen 34 episodes, 2000-2001
Shelagh McLeod	...	Kate Preston / ... 32 episodes, 1996-2002
Sarah Parish	...	Dawn Rudge 30 episodes, 1997-1999

Storyline

Beth Glover and Will Preston are doctors in partnership at a Derbyshire clinic when they hire Jack who's returned from Africa. The next several years deal with their personal and professional lives with Jack and Beth marrying.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | countryside | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Carlton Online

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 1993 (UK)

Also Known As:

Elämä käsissä

Filming Locations:

Peak District National Park, Staffordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Central Independent Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The house in Wessington, which was used as the location for David and Clare Shearer's house, was owned by Tim Parkin, the Medical Advisor to the program.

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Goofs

Alice North had her gall-bladder removed twice during the series: firstly in Series 1 Peak Practice: Listening Skills and then again in Series 5 Peak Practice: Letting Go.

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Quotes

[to Sam]
Kerri Davidson: You've got cheeks like apples... that's OK: green really suits you!

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Connections

Referenced in The Office: New Girl (2001)

User Reviews

An excellent drama

I have been watching Peak Practice for several years now and is one of the better dramas of recent years. I was shocked and annoyed when the makers of this show, Carlton, decided to axe it after 9 years, despite it attracting 7 million viewers.

This series, which is made in the same county as I live, is being axed as Carlton says they have ran out of storylines. A lot of different medical issues have been covered during its duration.

The cast has changed several times over the years and the last series included Simon Sheperd, one of the original stars who had only just returned to the series after a few years' absence. This programme also made a star of Karl Davies who played landlord's son Nick Pullen. He now plays Robert Sugden in Emmerdale. Guest stars to have appeared include Keith Barren (The Land That Time Forgot, Duty Free), John Rhys Davies (The Living Daylights, Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Linda Baron (Open All Hours).

I enjoyed watching this series and it will be greatly missed.

Rating: 4 and a half stars out of 5.