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Peak Practice

1993 – 2002Show12 seasons152 episodes

Drama
65
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5
65
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5

Summary

Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there.

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Kids

Skip it if

  • You want dark or edgy material

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Not for scares, adrenaline or brutality.

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Peak Practice episodes

12 seasons · 152 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Sharp Practice, 7.9
  2. S1 E2 Outsiders, 8.0
  3. S1 E3 Growing Pains, 8.1
  4. S1 E4 Roses Around the Door, 7.7
  5. S1 E5 Impulsive Behaviour, 8.4
  6. S1 E6 Hope to Die, 7.6
  7. S1 E7 Listening Skills, 8.1
  8. S1 E8 Giddy Heights, 8.0
  1. S2 E1 In Good Faith, 7.8
  2. S2 E2 Old Habits, 7.6
  3. S2 E3 Love Thy Neighbour, 8.2
  4. S2 E4 Act of Remembrance, 8.3
  5. S2 E5 Enemy Within, 7.9
  6. S2 E6 Long Weekend, 8.4
  7. S2 E7 Chance Encounter, 7.4
  8. S2 E8 Life Changes, 7.8
  9. S2 E9 A Brave Face, 8.0
  10. S2 E10 Abbey, 7.7
  11. S2 E11 Perfect Love, 7.3
  12. S2 E12 Power Games, 7.5
  13. S2 E13 Happy Ever After, 8.0
  1. S3 E1 Light at the End of the Tunnel, 8.1
  2. S3 E2 Tender, 7.7
  3. S3 E3 Coming Out, 7.9
  4. S3 E4 Losing Out, 8.1
  5. S3 E5 To Have and to Hold, 7.9
  6. S3 E6 Fighting Chance, 7.7
  7. S3 E7 Family Ties, 8.4
  8. S3 E8 Ill Wind, 7.9
  9. S3 E9 A Normal Life, 7.3
  10. S3 E10 Walking Away, 8.2
  11. S3 E11 Bedside Manners, 7.8
  12. S3 E12 Giving Up, 8.4
  13. S3 E13 Nobody's Fault, 7.7
  14. S3 E14 Life and Soul, 7.9
  15. S3 E15 Other Lives, 8.3
  1. S4 E1 Holding It Together, 7.7
  2. S4 E2 A New Life, 7.7
  3. S4 E3 New Horizons, 8.4
  4. S4 E4 Looking Back, 8.0
  5. S4 E5 Whipping Boy, 8.4
  6. S4 E6 Close Ties, 8.2
  7. S4 E7 In Safe Hands, 8.0
  8. S4 E8 Partners, 8.7
  9. S4 E9 Running on Empty, 8.6
  10. S4 E10 Heart and Soul, 8.0
  1. S5 E1 Eye of the Storm, 8.3
  2. S5 E2 The Price, 8.4
  3. S5 E3 Innocent Blood, 8.2
  4. S5 E4 Letting Go, 8.4
  5. S5 E5 Classics, 9.2
  6. S5 E6 Lost Feelings, 8.4
  7. S5 E7 Home Truths, 9.0
  8. S5 E8 Running to Hide, 8.0
  9. S5 E9 Borrowed Time, 8.8
  10. S5 E10 Tough Love, 8.6
  11. S5 E11 State of Mind, 8.8
  12. S5 E12 Priorities, 8.8
  13. S5 E13 A Change of Heart, 9.0
  14. S5 E14 Fight or Flight, 7.9
  1. S6 E1 All Fall Down, 8.3
  2. S6 E2 Through a Glass Darkly, 8.2
  3. S6 E3 A Matter of Principle, 7.8
  4. S6 E5 Another Day of Life, 7.0
  5. S6 E6 A Change of View, 7.2
  6. S6 E7 Body and Soul, 7.6
  7. S6 E9 Glass Houses, 7.6
  8. S6 E11 The Falling Sky, 7.6
  9. S6 E12 A Child I Dreamed, 7.8
  10. S6 E14 Once in a Lifetime, 9.0
  1. S7 E1 Race Against Time, 8.2
  2. S7 E2 The Ties That Bind, 8.0
  3. S7 E3 Turn a Blind Eye, 8.0
  4. S7 E4 Comrades in Arms, 6.8
  5. S7 E5 Passion, 8.4
  6. S7 E6 Map of the Heart: Part 1, 8.0
  7. S7 E7 Map of the Heart: Part 2, 7.6
  8. S7 E8 Before the Lights Go Out, 7.6
  9. S7 E9 Fighting Chance, 7.1
  10. S7 E10 No Bounds, 7.9
  11. S7 E11 Take Her Back, 8.4
  12. S7 E12 Single Minded, 8.6
  13. S7 E13 The Nature of Things, 8.4
  1. S8 E1 Breaking Point, 8.2
  2. S8 E2 Alone, 7.8
  3. S8 E4 Wood for the Trees, 8.3
  4. S8 E5 Buying Time, 8.8
  5. S8 E6 Change of Life, 7.6
  6. S8 E7 Close to Heaven: Part 1, 8.7
  7. S8 E8 Close to Heaven: Part 2, 7.6
  8. S8 E9 The First Stone, 7.6
  9. S8 E11 Not Waving But Drowning, 7.2
  10. S8 E12 Moving On, 6.8
  11. S8 E13 New Beginnings, 8.8
  1. S9 E2 Close to Home, 9.2
  2. S9 E4 Letting Go, 9.0
  3. S9 E8 Ghosts, 8.7
  4. S9 E9 A Test of Faith, 8.3
  5. S9 E10 Turning Tides, 6.2
  6. S9 E12 Last Orders, 9.0
  1. S10 E1 For Love of the Child, 6.8
  2. S10 E2 Hit and Run, 6.7
  3. S10 E3 Skin Deep, 8.1
  4. S10 E7 Lonely Hearts: Part 2, 8.5
  5. S10 E8 Divided We Stand, 6.4
  6. S10 E9 Keeping Up the Act, 6.0
  7. S10 E10 Playing God, 7.3
  8. S10 E11 Walls of Jericho, 8.3
  9. S10 E13 Electricity, 8.8
  1. S11 E1 Still Waters, 8.1
  2. S11 E2 Flesh and Blood, 7.6
  3. S11 E3 Win Some, Lose Some, 7.7
  4. S11 E4 Trust in Me, 8.0
  5. S11 E5 Together We Stand, 8.0
  6. S11 E6 Prisoners of the Past, 8.3
  7. S11 E7 Private Lives, Public Eye, 5.5
  8. S11 E9 Body Beautiful, 7.6
  9. S11 E10 Hidden Agendas, 7.4
  10. S11 E12 Blind Spot, 7.3
  11. S11 E13 Bad Medicine, 7.8
  1. S12 E1 Conduct Unbecoming, 7.0
  2. S12 E2 Bad Tony, 7.9
  3. S12 E3 Outsiders 2, 8.1
  4. S12 E4 Unhappy Will/Claire's Revenge, 7.5
  5. S12 E5 Relationship Hounds, 7.3
  6. S12 E6 Unpleasant Reminders, 6.5
  7. S12 E7 Assault, 7.6
  8. S12 E8 Bald Retribution, 7.1
  9. S12 E9 Betrayal, 6.9
  10. S12 E10 Bad Practice, 7.2
  11. S12 E11 Accused, 7.3
  12. S12 E12 Gold, 7.0
  13. S12 E13 United We Fall, 8.3

Cast

24 of 536 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Alan Grint, Terry McDonough, Rob Evans
Written by
Lucy Gannon, James Stevenson, Stewart Harcourt

Everyone

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Facts

May 10, 1993 · January 31, 2002 · Ended

First aired
May 10, 1993
Last aired
January 31, 2002
Status
Ended
Length
12 seasons · 152 episodes
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom
Available in
3 countries

Tropes

Anyone Can Die, But I Can't Be Pregnant!, Crapsack World +6

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream Peak Practice?"

Questions about Peak Practice

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Peak Practice worth watching?

65
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.5).

Which season of Peak Practice is best?

Season 5, with an IMDb average of 8.6. Season 12 is the weakest at 7.4. The highest-rated episode is Classics (season 5, episode 5) at 9.2, and the lowest is Private Lives, Public Eye (season 11, episode 7) at 5.5.

Is Peak Practice okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

How long does it take to watch Peak Practice?

152 h

About 152 hours: 152 episodes in 12 seasons of about 60 minutes each, aired from 1993 to 2002.

Can I half-watch Peak Practice?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

Is Peak Practice plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (7 of 10) and pathos (7 of 10) more than on its plot.