London Hospital: S1
2024
Computer Files, Websites
Romance, surgery and history combine in this vivid, atmospheric drama based on the lives and case notes of doctors, nurses and patients at the Royal London Hospital a century ago. Set in the heart of the East End amid horrific danger and poverty, when illnesses such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, measles, syphilis, diphtheria are rife, Whitechapel life tumbles through the emergency room doors daily in victims of violence, suicide, drink and drugs. Themes of funding crises, terrorist threats, medical advances and deadly infections still resonate today, but in many ways this is a shocking and foreign world, in which relationships were not permitted between staff and some treatments seem fascinatingly remote. Through extreme hardship shines a spirit of forbearance and self-sacrifice that seems remarkable now.
Main title:
Author:
Higgins, Bryn, film directorWakefield, Charity, actorLunghi, Cherie, actorWatkins, Jason, actorFarrell, Nicholas, actorSmart, Sarah, actorRiley, Tom, actorHouston, William, actorBBC Studios (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Work:
Imprint:
BBC Studios, 2006.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (229 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2006.
Performers:
Charity Wakefield, Cherie Lunghi, Jason Watkins, Nicholas Farrell, Sarah Smart, Tom Riley, William Houston
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
482991
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/14142399/external-image - Cover Image