For a period drama whose key characters are mostly the doctors and nurses of a hospital gynecology ward, Breathless is not a medical drama in the usual sense, and it is anything but sterile.
Breathless Brings ’60s Style and Drama to US Screens

For a period drama whose key characters are mostly the doctors and nurses of a hospital gynecology ward, Breathless is not a medical drama in the usual sense, and it is anything but sterile.
Following the success of period dramas Downton Abbey, Mr. Selfridge and Call the Midwife on both sides of the pond, ITV and MASTERPIECE on PBS/WGBH have teamed up to co-produce a new medical drama set in the 1960s: Breathless.