Episode 3— The Busy Flea
Aired August 22, 2014 · 54 min
Synopsis
Thackery considers operating on an ex-lover and assigns Gallinger and Chickering to conduct surgical experiments on pigs. Barrow takes extreme measures to settle a personal debt, while Edwards vents his work-related frustrations at a bar. Robertson finds relief when her concerns about treating a typhoid fever patient are finally acknowledged.
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Clive Owen
as Dr. John W. Thackery
Andre Holland
as Dr. Algernon Edwards
Jeremy Bobb
as Herman Barrow
Juliet Rylance
as Cornelia Robertson
Eve Hewson
as Nurse Lucy Elkins
Michael Angarano
as Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr.
Chris Sullivan
as Tom Cleary
Cara Seymour
as Sister Harriet
Eric Johnson
as Dr. Everett Gallinger
David Fierro
as Inspector Jacob Speight
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