Writers’ Group: Malpractice: Q&A with writer Grace Ofori-Attah and on-screen talent Niamh Algar and Helen Behan

This month’s writers’ group will take a special look at the hit medical thriller Malpractice.

Written by former NHS doctor Grace Ofori-Attah, Dr Lucinda Edwards (Niamh Algar) is a smart, battle-hardened doctor, but we meet her on a nightmare shift that ends in the death of an opioid overdose patient, Edith Owusu. Despite the support of her medical supervisor, Dr Leo Harris (James Purefoy), Edith’s grieving father Sir Anthony Owusu (Brian Bovell), demands an inquiry into Lucinda’s actions on the fateful night.

Through the cat and mouse thriller of the medical investigation, Malpractice tells the story of a damaged doctor caught up in a dangerous conspiracy.

Bringing together creator and writer Grace Ofori-Attah and on-screen talent Niamh Algar (Dr Lucinda Edwards) and Helen Behan (Dr Norma Callahan), in conversation with host Christina Pickworth the panel will discuss the making of the series from idea to screen, exploring the working relationship…