The Royal

A family at a run-down farmhouse is struck by a deadly fever

Dr Burnett is called out to a dilapidated farmhouse, where a teenager is running a high fever and his family seems to be struggling to cope. As the staff try to diagnose the youngster's illness, his pregnant mother is rushed to the hospital with the same symptoms and is left fighting for her life. Meanwhile, Ormerod and Rose attend to Sir Edward Fawcett, an eccentric explorer who wants to hike around Mexico, despite having a condition that means his days of adventure are over. Medical drama, guest starring Brian Blessed and Phyllis Logan