History Series / PeakPractice

Peak Practice was an Creator/{{ITV}} MedicalDrama produced by Central Television. Despite it being one of the most popular drama series in the UK during the TheNineties, the turn of the century saw its ratings decline until ITV decided to cancel it after the eighth series.

* ButICantBePregnant: One episode featured the pub landlady discovering she is pregnant after a urine sample comes back positive. Both she and her husband are surprised because they are middle-aged with adult children, and the landlady was menopausal.[[note]]It is possible to still have your periods when you are pregnant[[/note]] [[spoiler:It turns out she isn't pregnant at all, but this is only discovered at the scan in hospital. The period she thought she just had was actually her miscarrying the baby, and because it had happened just before she took the urine sample, the hormone levels in it were still high enough to record a false positive.]]

Peak Practice was an Creator/{{ITV}} MedicalDrama that was produced by Central Television. Despite the fact it was one of the most popular drama series in UK during the The 90's, the turn of the century saw it's rating's decline until ITV decided to cancel it after the eighth series.

Set in the fictional town of Cardale in the very real Peak District area of [[UsefulNotes/TheMidlands Derbyshire]], the show focused on the lives of the town’s G.P (General Practitioner's) Doctor’s surgery and their [[NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands patients]], and was well known for heaping [[CrapSackWorld misery upon misery on all of them.]]

* AnyoneCanDie: And not just the patients. The show killed off at least three Doctors throughout it's run.
* ButICantBePregnant: One episode featured the pub landlady, who to her surprise finds out she is pregnant after a urine sample comes back positive. Naturally this comes as a complete surprise to her and her husband, and they are both in their 40's, their other older children have moved out, and she had just come off her period [[note]] It is possible to still have your periods when you are pregnant [[/note]]. [[spoiler: It turns that she isn't pregnant at all, but this is only discovered at the scan in hospital. The period she thought she just had was actually her miscarrying the baby, and because it had happened just before she took the urine sample, the hormone levels in it were still high enough to record a false positive.]]
* CrapSackWorld: Cardale might look like {{Arcadia}}, but if the endless amounts of death, disasters, traumas (both physical and emotional), injuries, diseases, illnesses, family and marital problems were anything to go by, it certainly wouldn't be a place you would actually want to live in a hurry, and the TraumaCongaLine wasn't limited to just the patient's.
* DeathByChildbirth: One of the Doctor's died this way, leaving her partner (A fellow G.P) to bring up their new born baby by himself.

* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands: Every week a new patient would appear that the Doctor’s had known for ages, but who the audience had only just met. Possibly lampshaded in one episode:

* PatientOfTheWeek: Or rather Patients of the Week. A typical episode would focus on one patient, their various medical issues, and their family. Another subplot would then focus on another patient, interweaved with the utterly torturous private lives of the Doctor’s who were meant to be treating them.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Sweet Medicine was meant to be this after Peak Practice was cancelled. It was written and produced by the same team, however it did even worst in the ratings than the show it replaced, and was canned after two series.

* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands: Every week a new patient would appear that the Doctors had know for ages, but who the audience had only just met. Possibly lampshaded in one episode:

——->"Who'd have thought we had a world class jazz musician in our town?"

* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands: Every week a new patient would appear that the Doctors had know for ages, but who the audience had only just met.Possibly lampshaded in one episode:
"Who'd have thought we had a world class jazz musician in our town?"

* NewNeighboursThatThePlotDemands: Every week a new patient would appear that the Doctors had know for ages, but who the audience had only just met.Possibly lampshaded in one episode:

* PatientOfTheWeek: Or rather Patients of the Week. A typical episode would focus on one patient, their various medical issues, and their family. Another subplot would then focus on another patient, interweaved with the utterly torturous private lives of the Doctor’s who were meant to be treating them.

* PatientOfTheWeek: Or rather Patients of the Week. A typical episode would focus on one patient, their various medical issues, and their family. Another subplot would then focus on another patient, interweaved with the utterly torturous private lives of the Doctor’s who were meant to be treating them.

Set in the fictional town of Caradale in the very real Peak District, Derbyshire, the show focused on the lives of the town’s G.P surgery and their [[NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands patients]].

The show originally starred [[Series/Lewis Kevin Whatley]] and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

The show originally starred [[Series/LewisKevin Whatley]] and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

The show originally starred [[Series/Lewis Kevin Whatley]] and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

Set in the fictional town of Caradale in the very unfictional Peak District, Derbyshire, the show focused on the lives of the town’s G.P surgery and their [[NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands patients]].

The show originally starred [[Series/Lewis Kevin Whatley]], and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

The show originally starred [[Series/InspectorMorse Kevin]] [[Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

The show originally starred [[Series/InspectorMorse Kevin [[Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

The show originally starred [[Series/InspectorMorse Kevin {{Series/Lewis Whatley}}, and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

The show originally starred [[Series/InspectorMorse Kevin [[Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

The show originally starred [[Series/InspectorMorse Kevin[[Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

The show originally starred [[Series/InspectorMorse Kevin Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

The show originally starred [[Series/InspectorMorse Kevin]] [[Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

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The show originally starred [[Series/InspectorMorse Kevin]] [[Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

Peak Practice was a popular ITV”Medical drama that ran for eight series until it was cancelled due to failing ratings.

The show originally starred [[Series/InpectorMorse Kevin]] [[Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SilentWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

Peak Practice was a popular “Creator/ITV” Medical drama that ran for eight series until it was cancelled due to failing ratings.

The show originally starred [[Series/InpectorMorse Kevin]] [[Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SlientWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

Peak Practice was a popular [Creator/ITV] Medical drama that ran for eight series until it was cancelled due to failing ratings.

The show originally starred [Series/InpectorMorse Kevin] [Series/Lewis Whatley], and [Series/SlientWitness Amanda Burton], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.

Peak Practice was a popular Creator/ITV Medical drama that ran for eight series until it was cancelled due to failing ratings.

The show originally starred [[Series/InpectorMorse Kevin]] [[Series/Lewis Whatley]], and [[Series/SlientWitness Amanda Burton]], however by the time the series was ended, almost none of the original cast was left.