Quacks

The worst thing about this show is the fact that there were no more episodes produced beyond one season. I never pictured Rory Kinnear in a comedy, but his seriousness in other roles made him all the more hilarious in this one. It's definitely in my top five of movies or TV shows that's made me laugh so hard I cried, hurt and almost pee'd my pants. Andrew Scott as Charles Dickens was brilliant! The writers were genius in the way that they overexaggerated the Victorian repression and overall ignorance of the people in their respective fields of study. It serves laugh after laugh! It's one of those shows that you will want to binge on and even if you've seen it ten times the gags are just so funny you won't be able to stop laughing! I gave it a 9 because the script/screenplay, direction, costuming, interesting historical facts (I looked a few of them up and sure enough! Those crazy Victorians! Lol!)...it was cast perfectly and the supporting characters...wow, what can I say? You'll be in anticipation at the beginning of every episode, waiting to see what kind of wacky character they're going to throw at you this time. Matthew Baynton's character is very complex and probably the funniest out of the whole cast, but Osi Okerafor in a supporting spot as Mr. Butterworth is a comedy monsoon! And as I mentioned before, Andrew Scott as Dickens is making me laugh just typing about it. You simply MUST put this on your view list. You won't regret it!

This is brilliant British comedy at its finest. Okay, the language gets a bit fruity but I haven't laughed at a post 2000 tv comedy for ages. I hope we will be seeing more of these four "quacks" along with their usual characters

Just watched on Britbox and honestly, this is so good. I was gutted to realise there was only one series 😭

A dentist, a surgeon and a physiatrist meet in a pub. It's the beginning of a joke. Victorian morals and a few patients are dissected for our amusement. My favourite was episode three, with the cross-dressing and mistaken identities but then I like daft humour.

Some of the attitudes and morals of early Victorian England have got turned around in the intervening century or so. What they were relaxed about (drugs, the value of life) and what they were up-tight about (sex, gender roles) now seem laughable or obscene today. This show throws all that into the air - blood and all - pokes fun at it and leaves us wondering if they're actually trying to make a serious point.

I enjoyed it so much I got the DVD but by the time episode one was over the rest of the family had puzzled faces or had left the room. I could only say, 'Well... I liked it.'

So why might you not like it? The elders in my tribe didn't like the casual drugs references. And then there is the gore that I think the producers put in just to make us all squirm. It's mostly off camera but still not for the feint hearted.

Well researched, performed, directed, and edited too. This is the sort of fun, intelligent program that the BBC was once known for.

We thoroughly enjoyed the series and sincerely hope there will be another season.