Mike Bartlett’s complete scripts for the award-winning first series of his superlative television drama, winner of Best New Drama at the 2016 National Television Awards and Best TV Drama at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
Doctor Gemma Foster is a woman seemingly in control: a trusted GP, the heart of her town, a woman people can trust. But her life is about to explode.
Suspecting her husband of having an affair, Gemma throws herself into an investigation that will propel her, her family, and even her patients into chaos. Bit by bit, Doctor Foster uncovers secrets that shock her to the core. Now she has to choose how to react. One thing is certain – she is going to behave in ways she could never have imagined.
Doctor Foster: The Scripts contains the complete scripts to all five episodes of the first series, plus exclusive bonus material.
Doctor Foster premiered on BBC One in September 2015, starring Suranne Jones and Bertie Carvel. The series drew a weekly audience of over 8.2 million viewers, peaking at over 10 million for the finale, and was the BBC’s highest-rating new drama of the year. It won two prizes at the National Television Awards 2016, including Best New Drama.
‘A brilliant and gripping portrait of a marriage slowly being poisoned’
— Guardian
‘An edgy nail-biter’
— Telegraph
‘Crackingly tense… fabulously dramatic and involving’
— Radio Times
‘A gripping psychological thriller’
— Independent
South Bank Sky Arts Award for Best TV Drama
