The Druggy Docter.
Would the modern day Docter Dean be a 'crack' addict in comparison.How he can get high and then perform operations is beyond me!And all that smoking in the Hospital is shoking!
sharelol - it might be shocking, but smoking for a long time was considered good for you. they also served stout - which actually is quite good for you as it is extremely high in folic acid.
but this guy (Dr Dean) actually existed was an extremely gifted surgeon who destroyed himself with his coke habit. you might find out why in next weeks episode. don't forget too, it actually wasn't illegal to take cocaine at that time. where do you think coca-cola got it's name and possibly popularity from?
pretty much every major character actually existed and actually did the things you see dramatized. pretty cool eh? i don't know of another show like it.
pretty much every major character actually existed and actually did the things you see dramatized. pretty cool eh? i don't know of another show like it
That's what I like about it. I like how they lift actual lines from the records and documents of the time and slip them into the script. Last night, does anybody know if the neurologist's (sorry, rubbish at names, the one who's experimenting on himself)letter last night was authentic? It sounded so, if not the writers have a good ear for historical language.
And about Dr Dean - we can't apply 21st century morals to those of the early 1900s, and also the stuff he's using is very pure, not cut with rubbish like the stuff on the streets today. But I'll admit it is very disconcerting to a modern viewer to see a surgeon doing hard drugs to get through his list!Although as rohan-stevenson it was his downfall, I'm looking forward to next week, he's a fascinating character. share
Last night, does anybody know if the neurologist's (sorry, rubbish at names, the one who's experimenting on himself)letter last night was authentic? It sounded so, if not the writers have a good ear for historical language.
i am not sure but it is possible. there is quite a bit of information because he really did write enthusiastically to his wife to whom he was devoted (and sadly childless) all his life but was often apart from. from all accounts it was mutually intellectually stimulating relationship. there is plenty of info on him at wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Head
absolutely fascinating character - i would say my favourite of the series and there is such strong competition - sydney holland, the swashbuckling milias culpin, sister ada russell, nelly bowers, harry fenwick, the list goes on... share
Thanks for the info rohan-stevenson, I loved those scenes, I just think the language is too good to be written by a writer (if that even makes sense...)
I can't pick my favourite either! The only character I don't like is the younger doctor, again the name escapes me - just think he's a bit of a drip compared to the others, but then again I can understand him wanting to keep quiet, what with all the fuss over his father. I think all the characters are very well portrayed, there's an especially strong cast.
I think because they're real people they're more rounded characters perhaps. Like the writers had all the ingredients there, they just had to bring them to life. It all seems more real than the average drama (obviously because it all really happened) I really care about all the characters - which is unusual for me.
I do love all the characters you mentioned though
I must say I just love this series!
I wonder if there is way to find the biographies of at least the main characters!
This would be very interesting.....:-)
I wonder if there is way to find the biographies of at least the main characters!
This would be very interesting.....:-)
Just try googling some of their names, that's how I found some - for example, Millais Culpin brought up -
http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10113b.htm share
they are all on wikipedia
shareMany medical personnel (including some puioneering surgeons etc) got addicted to morphine (heroin) throughout the late 19th and 20th century. Still happens a lot today. In the 50s in Britain - before the widescale import of heroin - most registered addicts were either former hospital patients who had been given narcotics or doctors and nurses. Unlike cocaine, most of the latter managed to continue to lead productive lives so long as they has access to the drug. GPs were allowed (up until 1971) to prescribe for them too, knowing they had a habit.
Many believe Florence Nightingale was a long-term narcotic addict, yet despite her illnesses and debilitation, she continued toenergetically reform hospital care and public health for both military and civilians until her death age 90.
When morning comes twice a day or not at all
its dr head
he says he's "dr head,the head dr"