Episode #1.3

Episode aired Apr 13, 2008
TV-14
1h

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

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Drama History

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 Nob... Read allSydney 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 m... Read allSydney 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.

Director
- Bryn Higgins
Writers
- Lyall B. Watson
- Colin Heber-Percy
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Bryn Higgins
Writers
- Lyall B. Watson
- Colin Heber-Percy
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
PROLOGUE: "100 years ago the London hospital dealt with devastating disease in the East End. And then, as now, the London was the most advanced emergency hospital in Britain. 1 in 7 children died by the age of 5. Life expectancy was 45. Antibiotics and public funding by the NHS were still 40 years away. Summer heat brought deadly epidemics. All the cases, characters and events in this film are based on hospital records, newspaper and personal memoirs."

EPILOGUE: "Jewish benefactors gave over 20% of the hospital's income. Alcoholism among children was widespread until new laws in 1908. A simple solution of salt & sugar can prevent death from diarrhoea and vomiting. This was only realized in the 1960s."