Filmed amid the breathtaking scenery of the Peak District, Peak Practice was one of ITV’s most popular shows, with regular viewing figures of around 15 million and frequent appearances in ITV’s Top Ten. This sixth series of the hit drama once again features the much-loved team of doctors Erica Matthews (Saskia Wickham - Anna Karenina), Andrew Attwood (Gary Mavers - Casualty) and David Shearer (Adrian Lukis - Pride and Prejudice) as they face fresh challenges at The Beeches; Clive Swift (Keeping Up Appearances, The Old Guys) joins the cast as scheming, hypochondriac pharmacist Norman Shorthose.

As the series begins, the surgery is besieged by terrified parents clamouring for their children to be vaccinated after a meningitis outbreak claims the lives of two local youngsters. The normally bustling village of Cardale assumes an air of ghostly stillness as children are kept indoors, while the GPs face an uphill struggle persuading the local health authority chief to part with the funds needed for more vaccine…