The Pitt is up for 25 Emmys – but the show’s biggest fans are real-life doctors

The show is a TV drama focusing on the staff of a fictional trauma centre in Pittsburgh Wyle (right) is a producer on the show as well as part of the writing team The series covers the life and work of the staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Centre, with each episode representing an hour of a day and there are 15 in each series.

The Pitt lead character Dr Michael Robinavitch, played by Noah Wyle, is a hardened and highly experienced emergency medicine consultant It's a familiar sight: a crowded waiting room, trolleys in corridors, stressed doctors and nurses.'The Pitt makes us feel validated' Wyle was invited to take part in a platform discussion at a prestigious conference with more than 6,000 emergency medicine experts in the audience.