In a hospital ER treatment room, doctors have just given up their struggles to save a critically injured patient. “Call it,” says the senior doctor.

The view pulls back to reveal a cleaner pushing her cart along the corridor. She hears the patient’s heart monitor flatline. Without looking round she stops, bows her head for an instant, then moves on.

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That fragment of a scene offers a glimpse into the critically acclaimed HBO series The Pitt, and how it weaves faith and spirituality seamlessly throughout the life-and-death episodes of a fictional Pittsburgh trauma centre. The show, now in its second season, won five Emmys last year, including best drama series. Its understated but pervasive treatment of faith stands alone in current dramatic television........

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