Airdate: Frankie

Eve Myles, currently appearing in Broadchurch, stars in upcoming BBC First series Frankie, as a district nurse more emotionally involved with her job than her personal life.

Also appearing are Dean Lennox Kelly (Moving On), Derek Riddell (Five Days), Jemma Redgrave (Unforgiven), Julia Ford (New Tricks), Leila Mimmack (Inside Men).

The 6 part series premiered in the UK last May.

Created and written by Lucy Gannon (The Best of Men, Soldier Soldier), this heart-warming, funny and ultimately life-affirming series is set in the challenging and complex world of district nursing. Eve Myles plays the title role and is joined by Dean Lennox Kelly as Frankie’s long term boyfriend Ian, and Derek Riddell as her confidante and team member Andy.

This series follows Frankie and her eclectic team as they visit their patients at home and takes a look at ordinary lives, which are often in huge domestic crises. The nurses enjoy their work; it may infuriate, frustrate and even bore them at times, but they turn up day in and day out and wouldn’t choose to do anything else – even when missed birthday parties and emotionally neglected kids are the order of the day. All that matters, whatever their flaws, is that they do a good day’s work, and make life better for their patients.

Tuesdays at 8:30pm from March 17 on BBC First.