BBC Two has ordered a sixth series of the award-winning documentary series Hospital, produced by Label1.

The re-commission follows a two-part special of the programme that followed the Covid-19 outbreak at the Royal Free London from the first day of lockdown over the peak of the pandemic.

The new run, comprising 6 x 60, will also be filmed at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and will track how services across the NHS are being reinstated following the impact of Covid-19.

Lorraine Charker-Phillips, executive producer of Hospital and co-founder of Label1, said: “It was an honour to be able to document patients” stories and the extraordinary work of the Royal Free London at the height of Covid-19 and we are delighted to be returning to shed light on their work across the trust as they begin to resume services and plan for the future”

Caroline Clarke, Royal Free London chief executive, added: “We are delighted to be able to continue working with Label1 and the BBC following the overwhelmingly positive response from viewers, and our staff, to Hospital Special: Fighting Covid-19. Our staff did an incredible job of showcasing the efforts taking place across the NHS in response to this devastating pandemic.”

Hospital is executive produced by Charker-Phillips, Simon Dickson and Jackie Waldock for Label1 Television.

Hospital has previously filmed at the Imperial College Healthcare Trust London and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and across several trusts in Liverpool.

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