Documentary series recreating a 19th-century pharmacy. The pharmacy enters a period of regulation and new laws. 1868 saw pharmacies regulated by law for the very first time and Ruth Goodman, Nick Barber and Tom Quick face a taste of the tough examinations pharmacists now needed to become qualified. They also explore the world of poisons and hazards that were completely unregulated until this time - from arsenic and opium to explosives. One of the hardest tests they face is to make their own suppositories. Show less