Admit yourself to Obsessed With Film, where I've reviewed ITV's brand new six-part medical drama MONROE, starring James Nesbitt & Sarah Parish. Doctors! Brain surgery! Guitar Hero!
The "maverick doctor" is a staple of television, with the contemporary benchmark being Fox's House; a series ITV1's new medical drama won't escape lazy comparison to. But neurosurgeon Gabriel Monroe (James Nesbitt) isn't a grouchy Holmesian genius, just an egomaniac with a better bedside manner, and a repertoire of great lines like: "you're taking a knife to someone's head; the only difference between you and a psychopath is good A-levels." Continue reading...
