[4] The series was inspired by real surgeon Zoe Barber, who works at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant.
Isobel Lewis from The Independent gave the first episode four out of five stars, praising the acting, dialogue and topicality of the drama.
[7] Lucy Mangan of The Guardian awarded the first episode four stars out of five, praising the depth of the three lead characters, and remarked that it had 'grit in the storytelling oyster that produces something rather wonderful'.
[8] Anita Singh in The Telegraph also gave it four stars out of five, proclaiming it as superior to another recent medical drama, This Is Going to Hurt.
[9] In a more mixed review, Carol Midgley in The Times gave it three stars, finding the show reliant on cliches.