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In 1961 London, when abortion was illegal and the Pill a rare commodity, charismatic surgeon Otto Powell (Jack Davenport, the Morning Show) presides over a busy hospital gynecology ward. With a passionate commitment to the women he treats, Powell provides safe (and highly illegal) abortions in private practice. But it turns out he’s a swag doctor hiding his own dark secret.

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Breathless

Preview

See a preview of Breathless, Episode 3, airing Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, 9pm ET on PBS.

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Breathless

Scene

See a scene from the final episode of Breathless, airing Sunday, Sept. 7, 9pm ET on PBS.

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Breathless

Episode 3

See how the intertwined fates of doctors, nurses, spouses and a police inspector converge.

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