Quacks
Stoffentwicklung:
James WoodRegie:
Andy De EmmonyDrehbuch:
James WoodKamera:
John PardueMusik:
Ian ArberBesetzung:
Rory Kinnear, Ed Gaughan, Amy Marston, Tom Basden, Victoria Alcock, Mathew Baynton, Andy Linden, Rupert Everett, Lydia Leonard, Geoffrey McGivern, Georgie Glen, Nicholas Blane (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Robert is a domineering, showman surgeon - a rock star of his age - who is almost as brilliant as he thinks he is. He can pack out an operating theatre and take off a leg in 92 seconds. But after a botched amputation, Robert is put under pressure by the royal physician, Dr Hendrick. So John, a drug-addled dentist who is trying to create the world's first anaesthetic, convinces Robert to use potentially lethal ether in a prestigious and pioneering operation. Meanwhile, Caroline, Robert's headstrong wife, finds herself frustrated with her lot as a housewife and seeks help from Robert's friend William - a kind but anxious alienist - an early psychiatrist - who understands her better than her own husband does. He wants to help her with phrenology treatment, but that involves touching her on an intimate area - her head. The lines are blurred when it becomes clear Caroline wants more than just psychiatry from William, and he finds himself torn between being a friend to Robert and a doctor to Caroline. (BBC)
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It’s pretty clear this series is going to be a hit for me. The chosen theme is perfect — watching the early development of modern medicine has always fascinated me. This time, I got the added bonus of classic English humor and Mathew Baynton, who has never let me down. // "I like to smoke during operations, the smell of gangrene can be terrible."
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