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The progress of four young medical pioneers in the wild days of Victorian medicine.

Following the progress of four young medical pioneers in the daring and wild days of Victorian medicine.

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Matt Harrop

Mathew Baynton

Tom Basden

Rory Kinnear

Geoff McGivern

Lydia Leonard

Milly Thomas

Rupert Everett

Austin Taylor

Elizabeth Counsell

Robin Hooper

Andrew Scott

Michael Mears

Andy De Emmony

Imogen Cooper

James Wood

Robin Peters

Gary Arthurs

Ian Arber

Justin Davies

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Quacks: Series 1: Episode 2: The Lady's Abscess

The Lady’s Abscess

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Episode 2: The Lady's Abscess

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The Lady's Abscess

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Caroline bags an invitation to meet her hero, Charles Dickens.

Caroline bags an invitation to meet Charles Dickens. William puts himself in an awkward position when he exaggerates how much of a fan he is.

Caroline bags an invitation to meet her hero, Charles Dickens. William finds himself in an awkward position when he exaggerates how much of a fan he is - he hasn't read a single page. An excruciating evening ensues when William escorts Caroline to a dinner party at
Dickens's house.

Meanwhile, John finds himself with a new protege when he takes an orphan under his wing, and Robert meets his match when a forthright, uppity young volunteer called Florence Nightingale arrives at the hospital and starts interfering in his work. With Dr Hendrick keen to curry favour with Nightingale, and her influential family, Robert has to work out how to get rid of her.

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Four young medical pioneers fight to make their mark on the world.

Four young medical pioneers fight to make their mark on the world - beat their rivals - and save lives.

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