Paul O'Grady's Little Heroes – Series Two

In the second series of Paul O'Grady’s Little Heroes, which aired on ITV in September 2019, Paul met with the extraordinary patients and families at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The six-part series provided a unique insight into the hospital and the lives of the brave and resilient children who are treated there every day.

You can find an episode guide below, which includes links to behind-the-scenes stories about the stars of the show.

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In the final episode of series two, Paul meets five-year-old Lucy (pictured above), from Scotland, who has a Hickman line in place to intravenously administer medication 24/7, which she carries around in lots of different colourful backpacks. Paul also meets 14-year-old, Connor, who was four years old when he was diagnosed with a form of cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).

Find out more: Read more about Connor and his mum, Jules, who shares their GOSH journey so far. You can also find out more about Lucy and mum, Claire, who tells their inspiring story.

Paul meets 10-month-old, Romeo, who was born with a congenital heart defect and is under the care of GOSH’s Palliative Care team. We also meet Oliver, who comes to GOSH for physiotherapy to treat his juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Patient, Rue, has neuro myelitis optica (NMO), a central nervous system disorder that primarily affects the eye nerves and the spinal cord. Paul also meets Noah, who has developed anxiety around medical procedures. The team at GOSH have been helping Noah manage his anxiety in preparation for his brain surgery.

Find out more: Read more about Noah, Oliver and Romeo and head to the hospital site to read more about Rue.

In episode 4, Paul meets five-month-old, Oliver, who was born with a cleft lip and has come to GOSH for his first surgery to correct it. Paul also meets, George, who has a port-wine capillary malformation on his face and across his body. Finally, we meet Cora, aged six, who received injections of botox as part of a research study at GOSH.

Find out more: Head over to the hospital site to read more about Cora and Oliver. You can also read about GOSH staff members, Lesley and Samira.

In this episode, Paul meets two-year-old, Lucas, who has travelled to GOSH with his family from Belfast in order to undergo laser eye surgery. We also meet two-year-old, Taylor-Rose, who previously swallowed a button battery and is back at GOSH for a procedure to improve her ability to swallow.

Find out more: Read more about Lucas and head over to the hospital site to learn more from Taylor-Rose and her family.

In episode two, Paul meets 13-year-old, Lola, who comes to GOSH after being diagnosed with Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). Paul also meets, Oscar (pictured above), who has Tourette Syndrome and an anxiety disorder that causes him to drop or collapse, sometimes up to 50 times a day. Paul and GOSH patient, Joe, who has a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue, get to use a virtual reality headset to help understand Joe’s heart condition.

Find out more: Read more about Oscar’s incredible story. You can also read more about Joe’s experiences on the hospital site.

Paul returns to GOSH to meet patients, staff and family. In episode one, Paul meets Reagan (pictured above), who was diagnosed with scoliosis – a sideways curvature of the spine. Paul also meets Gavriel, who is taking part in an innovative new clinical trial involving artificial intelligence, and Daniel, age five, who has juvenile idiopathic arthritis. We also meet Play Specialist Alanna, who talks about the vital role of play at GOSH.

Find out more: read more about Reagan’s story and head over to the hospital site to learn more about Gavriel and Daniel’s GOSH experiences. You can also find out more about the role of play at GOSH and how you can get involved and help.

The first series of Paul O'Grady's Little Heroes aired last August on ITV. You can read about some of the cast members below.

Read about Emily and Luke and how you could help support the charity. You can also visit the hospital site to find out more about Mackenzie and the hospital's amazing staff.

Lily’s mum, Sam, shares more of their inspiring GOSH story here. You can also read about Ruth and Ezra on the hospital site and find out more about the staff involved in Ezra’s treatment.

Visit the hospital site to find out more about patients Aleks and Fazeel.

In this episode meets, Alex, who was only a few weeks old when admitted to GOSH . Visit the hospital site to find out more about patient, Esme.

Discover more about patients, George and Angel, and read interview with Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Juan Kaski. Also, visit the hospital site to read all about Freddie and Arthur and Professor Darren Hargrave.

Read Amélie's story and discover more about the hospital's amazing chapel. Head over to the hospital site to find out more about patients, Ocean and Rosey and meet some of the hospital's incredible staff, including Dr Zubair Tahir and Nurse Practitioner, Donna Wyan.