Suzi is thrown in at the deep end, dealing with serious emergencies in A&E. Adam feels that he is not hands-on enough with patients and is frustrated by paperwork, while Lucy has to do her first rectal examination.

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Episode 2

The junior doctors have to face up to the fact that they can't save everyone, as Jon responds to an emergency crash call and Lucy struggles with her emotions after having to tell a patient their condition is terminal. Katherine is on her first set of night shifts.

Jon's social life may be affecting his work. Keir faces a big decision about his future.

Episode 3

Suzi's bedside manner is put to the test when she treats a patient who has a toilet brush stuck up his bottom. With teamwork critical, can Andy bond with the staff on the children's ward?

Episode 4

How will Adam cope on his first night shifts, can Suzi regain her confidence, and will Kier and Katherine's patient pull through his operation?

Episode 5

How will Suzi and the A&E team cope as the department is moved overnight to a brand new ward? And as the junior doctors prepare for their next placements, do they feel they are up to the job?

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Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands is a BBC Three television series looking at how a group of foundation doctors cope with life on the wards. Three series have been broadcast to date, all narrated by Jason Done.

The first, broadcast in 2011, focused on seven foundation doctors at Newcastle General Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne, three of which were newly-qualified FY1s and four being FY2s. The second series was broadcast in 2012 and followed six FY1s and two FY2s at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. A third series, filmed at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, was broadcast in 2013 and followed five FY1 doctors and two FY2 doctors.

On 9 March 2011 the show achieved BBC Three's highest ever ratings for a factual entertainment programme, when 1.44 million people watched the third episode of the first series.

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