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The Duke's Tracheotomy

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Medical comedy set in Victorian London. After a botched amputation, surgeon Robert is put under pressure by royal physician Dr Hendrick.

Robert is a domineering, showman surgeon - a rock star of his age - who is almost as brilliant as he thinks he is. He can pack out an operating theatre and take off a leg in 92 seconds. But after a botched amputation, Robert is put under pressure by the royal physician, Dr Hendrick. So John, a drug-addled dentist who is trying to create the world's first anaesthetic, convinces Robert to use potentially lethal ether in a prestigious and pioneering operation.

Meanwhile, Caroline, Robert's headstrong wife, finds herself frustrated with her lot as a housewife and seeks help from Robert's friend William - a kind but anxious alienist - an early psychiatrist - who understands her better than her own husband does. He wants to help her with phrenology treatment, but that involves touching her on an intimate area - her head. The lines are blurred when it becomes clear Caroline wants more than just psychiatry from William, and he finds himself torn between being a friend to Robert and a doctor to Caroline.

30 minutes

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Thu 19 Jul 2018 23:45

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Credits

Role Contributor
Robert Rory Kinnear
Peters Ed Gaughan
Sally Maggie Service
Laura Amy Marston
Mr Smiles Tom Godwin
John Tom Basden
Annie Victoria Alcock
Butterworth Osi Okerafor
William Mathew Baynton
Fitz The Guard Andy Linden
Tom Adam Ewan
Dr Hendrick Rupert Everett
Caroline Lydia Leonard
Maggie Georgia Brown
Becky Bekka Bowling
Landlord Geoff McGivern
Mrs Pope Georgie Glen
Matron Selina Griffiths
Duke Of Bedford Nicholas Blane
Stunts Matt Hermiston
Director Andy De Emmony
Producer Imogen Cooper
Writer James Wood
Executive Producer James Wood
Executive Producer Justin Davies
Editor Robin Peters
Composer Ian Arber
Stunt coordinator Andy Bennett
Stunt coordinator Billy Davey
Production Company Lucky Giant

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Meet the best, boldest and bawdiest brains of Victorian Britain.