Casualty 1900s

2008-03-30 Drama TV-14

Featuring true cases, characters and events taken from the London Hospital records, nurse's ward diaries and intimate memoirs, these gritty medical series show the lives – and forbidden romances – of pioneering doctors and nurses a hundred years ago.

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First Aired

2008-03-30
Last Aired

2009-07-19
Creator
Genre

Drama
Seasons

2
Episodes

10
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC One

Keywords:

london, england miniseries hospital 1900s

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1. Episode 1

December, 1907. In East End, wealthy metropolis London's poor side, London Hospital depends on private...More

December, 1907. In East End, wealthy metropolis London's poor side, London Hospital depends on private charity to finance its care of the poor. A Christmas party is prepared by staff for patients and benefactors. The influx includes Jewish laborers wounded by police while demonstrating and young Teddy who was bitten at home by rats. A wound infection untreatable until the invention on antibiotics kills like an epidemic. Matron Eva Luckes still fires nurses for affairs with doctors. A tragic case is the pioneering X ray research operator, whose radiation-burned fingers...Less

58mins 2008-03-30

2. Episode 2

The hospital is dealing with a major gastro-intestinal infection that is proving deadly. They have los...More

The hospital is dealing with a major gastro-intestinal infection that is proving deadly. They have lost as many as 14 children in one night and it's taking its toll on all of the staff. The hospital Chairman, Sydney Holland, estimates that given its current financial situation, the London Hospital will be forced to close in 5 weeks. He gets bad news from Lord Rothschild, one of the London Hospital's most generous supporters. Nobby Clark, a local gang leader, is back in the receiving room and Dr. Culpin decides to admit him this time. Ethel Bennett has been assigned to...Less

58mins 2008-04-06

3. Episode 3

Sydney Holland already fears bankruptcy and now most Jewish benefactors intend to start a ghetto hospi...More

Sydney Holland already fears bankruptcy and now most Jewish benefactors intend to start a ghetto hospital instead. A hot May causes killer diarrhea among slum kids. 'Beggar's gang member Nobby is hospitalized for liver cirrhosis. Bedford Fenwick chooses Dr Lawes is chosen for a more lucrative position over Dr. Millais Culpin who fails only as- drinking chum.Less