The Fragile Heart (1996): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1996, The Fragile Heart is a drama series.

What it’s about. Edgar Pascoe is a highly successful and charismatic cardiac surgeon. Pre-eminent in his field, he is the embodiment of the upper echelons of medicine: urbane, assured, supremely confident in his own abilities. But he is not infallible - either in the operating theatre or in his private life with his divided family. Edgar's wife Lileth, a dedicated and compassionate country GP, is increasingly drawn to the holistic arts of healing still practiced in the East, but scorned by purveyors of Western technology. As their professional ideals and methods clash, so inevitably does their relationship. Nicola is Edgar's favoured child, ruthless and unscrupulous in her ambition to emulate her illustrious father. But it is in China, heading a medical delegation, that Edgar is confronted by an ethical dilemma over the abuse of human rights and is forced into a painful moral awakening which will prove to affect every area of his life.

Who’s in it. The Fragile Heart stars Nigel Hawthorne as Dr. Edgar Pascoe, Dearbhla Molloy as Dr. Lileth Pascoe, Helen McCrory as Nicola Pascoe and Dominic Mafham as Daniel Pascoe, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Fragile Heart page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Fragile Heart tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Kimetsu no Yaiba: Guardianes de la Noche and Ataque a los Titanes.