I've always thought the best medical comedies have the kernel of a serious truth in them. Scrubs dealt with the every day frailties of young staff learning to be doctors. MASH showed medical staff struggling to keep their humanity in the face of war. Sadly, Bloods doesn't have anything important to say at its heart, and the show just blunders from scene to scene, in between lots of flashy graphics and groovy music. If anything, it's heart is asystolic - a complete flatline. The characters seem to be a collection of loose cannons who seem to lack both competence and compassion. Jane Horrocks is charming and likeable as always and does the best she can with the patchy script. Samson Kayo might be funny, but his character doesn't make a lot of sense as he flails about mumbling his lines, so it's difficult to say. Honestly, this show needs a shake-up and a shot of adrenaline if it's going to live.

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