Quacks
Creators:
James WoodDirected by:
Andy De EmmonyScreenplay:
James WoodCinematography:
John PardueComposer:
Ian ArberCast:
Rory Kinnear, Ed Gaughan, Amy Marston, Tom Basden, Victoria Alcock, Mathew Baynton, Andy Linden, Rupert Everett, Lydia Leonard, Geoffrey McGivern, Georgie Glen, Nicholas Blane, Roger Ashton-Griffiths (more)VOD (1)
Plots(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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Rory Kinnear
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Ed Gaughan
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Amy Marston
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Tom Basden
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Victoria Alcock
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Mathew Baynton
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Andy Linden
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Rupert Everett
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Georgie Glen
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Richard Banks
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