Grey’s Anatomy is about the professional and personal lives of a team of medical experts

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Shades of grey

Though there is a long list of hospital-based series centring around doctors, nurses and patients, Grey’s Anatomy from Monday to Friday at 10 p.m. on Zee Caf`E9 is billed as America’s most widely-watched medical drama season after season. The series focuses on the personal and professional lives of the staff, who work in the in the fictional Seattle Grace-Mercy West Hospital in Seattle, Washington. The central character is Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), a third-year surgical intern, who marries her boss, Dr Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey).

Her friend and rival Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) falls in love with Dr Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd), who has joined Seattle Grace after a stint in Afghanistan. Winner of two Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, the show has been clocking high TRPs.

The title is an allusion to the medical textbook Gray’s Anatomy, and wordplay on the main character, Meredith Grey’s name. — NF

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