Television series

Our Girl

Name: Our Girl
Genre: Drama, War, Medical
Released: 2014
Cast: Michelle Keegan, Sean Ward, Ben Aldridge, Rolan Bell, Sean Sagar

Drama

Our Girl follows British Army medical personnel—primarily Lance Corporal Georgie Lane—through active deployment in conflict zones. It's a character-driven drama that balances intimate personal struggles with the visceral reality of frontline medicine. Grounded, tense, and humane, it's for anyone who wants war drama that centres competence and emotional complexity over spectacle.

TVMaze rating

3.9

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