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John Sutton
The pioneering anaesthetist
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| Played by | Tom Basden |
John is a dentist from a tough, working class background. He can clear out all 34 teeth from a patient in 2 minutes. But it’s a grim, painful business and John is determined to pioneer anaesthetic for the benefit of all.
There’s a mischievous imp in John – his life philosophy is ‘why not?’ – whether that’s trying mysterious new drugs on a patient - or himself. John experiments on himself and others with anything he can get his hands on – a new ‘medicinal’ wine mixture endorsed by the Pope, or a tropical plant.
