ITV's returning drama Malpractice has been a hit with viewers, with fans binge-watching the entire show.

The thriller returned to screens over the weekend for its second season, with the episodes focusing on new character Dr James Ford (Tom Hughes) as things go tragically wrong while he's on call.

Dr Norma Callahan (Helen Behan) and Dr George Adjei (Jordan Kouamé) – who led season 1 – are then called in to investigate, as they discover more happened than initially appears.

All episodes of season 2 have since been made available to watch on ITVX, and fans have taken to social media to share their praise.

"LOVE IT! Its a very good drama. I watched the 1st season & I've binge watched all of this one. GREAT," one wrote on Instagram.

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"Loving this," another added, while a third wrote on X: "I’ve binged the entire new series of #Malpractice already and the way it captures life in a psychiatric ward is very true at times!"

The show has also largely been a hit with critics, with us at Digital Spy calling the show "breathtaking" and "tense" in our four-star review.

"Creator and writer Grace Ofori-Attah has done it again. When it first premiered in 2023, Malpractice had the most-watched launch episode of a new drama on ITV1 (according to ITV)," we wrote.

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"And we're here to report that the second season of Malpractice, also from the team behind Line of Duty, is every bit as tense and absorbing as its debut season."

Season 2's official synopsis reads: "Is Dr Ford a doctor with a God complex, or a victim of the institution? And can the MIU uncover the truth of what happened, despite hostility from all sides?"

Malpractice season 2 airs on ITV1 and ITVX. Seasons 1 and 2 can be streamed on ITVX now.

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