The story of Eleanor Bramwell , a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century, and the struggles she has with her friends, her colleagues and society. Determined to take the medical profession out of the dark ages, her strongly held opinions often draw her into conflict with the chief surgeon, a man keener on tradition than he is on progress.
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Last Season
Series 4
1998
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2 episodes
Eleanor allows The Thrift to perform medical check-ups on soldiers, which leads to her meeting Major Quarrie. Eleanor becomes obsessed with locating the child of a patient at The Thrift and searches the slums.
