Review: Heartbeat stands out amid TV's medical dramas

By Michael Idato
Updated April 2 2016 - 12:13am, first published 12:00am
Melissa George as Dr Alex Panttiere and Don Hany as Dr Jesse Shane in <i>Heartbeat</i>. Photo: NBC
Melissa George as Dr Alex Panttiere and Don Hany as Dr Jesse Shane in <i>Heartbeat</i>. Photo: NBC

It is a truth universally acknowledged that medical dramas – mostly – look the same. White coats, white corridors, lots of things that go beep-beep. The architecture, the production design, even the post-ER camera style, all seem cut from the same cloth, which means a show can only truly distinguish itself in the writing.

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