Trauma (British TV series)

Trauma is a ITV television drama series that was first broadcast on 12 February 2018. Created and written by Mike Bartlett, the series is about a father grappling with losing his son and blaming the trauma consultant.^[1][2][3]

Trauma
Genre	Drama Thriller
Written by	Mike Bartlett
Directed by	Marc Evans
Starring	John Simm Adrian Lester
Composer	Christian Henson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Mike Bartlett Catherine Oldfield Francis Hopkinson John Simm Adrian Lester
Cinematography	Baz Irvine
Editor	Richard Cox
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Tall Story Pictures
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	12 February (2018-02-12) – 14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)

Cast

• Adrian Lester as Jon Allerton
• John Simm as Dan Bowker
• Lyndsey Marshal as Susie Bowker
• Jemima Rooper as Nora Barker
• Jade Anouka as Alana Allerton
• Albie Marber as Alex Bowker
• Rowena King as Lisa Allerton
• Raffiella Chapman as Catherine Bowker
• James Gasson as Mark Bowker

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.K. viewers (millions)
1	"1.1"	Marc Evans	Mike Bartlett	12 February 2018 (2018-02-12)	N/A
2	"1.2"	Marc Evans	Mike Bartlett	13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)	N/A
3	"1.3"	Marc Evans	Mike Bartlett	14 February 2018 (2018-02-14)	N/A

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critics' consensus reads: 'What Trauma lacks in originality it more than makes up for in gripping performances from well-matched leads Adrian Lester and John Simm.'^[4] The Guardian found the first episode intriguing and praised the execution.^[5] The Times gave it four out five stars.^[6]