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Drama that uses records and diaries from 1907 to bring the Royal London Hospital back to life. The leader of the Blind Beggar gang arrives with a bullet wound.
Drama that uses case notes, ward reports, autopsy records and diaries from 1907 to bring doctors, nurses and patients at the Royal London Hospital back to life. Nurse Ada has to decide whether or not to take the job of Ward Sister, as it threatens to spoil her engagement to Dr James. The hospital is using a radical new technique, ultra-violet light, to treat skin disease caused by unsanitary living conditions in the East End. Queen Alexandra visits to see it.
Last on
Sat 23 Jan 201020:00
BBC HD
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Matron Eva Luckes | Cherie Lunghi |
| Ada Russell | Sarah Smart |
| Dr James Walton | Tom Riley |
| Sydney Holland | Nicholas Farrell |
| Hurry Fenwick | David Troughton |
| Dr Millais Culpin | William Houston |
| Ethel Bennett | Charity Wakefield |
| Nobby Clark | Alfie Allen |
| Dr Lawes | Hywel Simons |
| Producer | Bryn Higgins |
| Director | Bryn Higgins |
| Writer | Colin Heber-Percy |
| Writer | Lyall B Watson |
