One of the major success stories of ITV children's programming, this BAFTA Award-winning show ran for over a decade and detailed the trials and tribulations of staff and patients at a children's ward in a busy Manchester hospital. Co-written by award-winning writers Paul Abbott (Shameless) and Kay Mellor (The Chase), the series pulled no punches and was loved by adults and children alike for its realistic portrayal of mature themes in a sensitive manner. Among the new arrivals on South Park's children's ward are football hopeful Lee Jones (Kieran O'Brien), a dialysis patient who struggles to accept the fact that he will never play football again, and ex-visitor and Trivial Pursuits champion Cal (Mark Dixon), who is diagnosed with epilepsy. Keely (Jennifer Luckraft) gives birth to a baby girl, and a quip by Mags (Rita May) prompts the formation of the ward's very own team of ghost-busters...
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