Set in 1900 New York City, 'The Knick' focuses on Knickerbocker Hospital and its pioneering surgeons, nurses, and staff who push the limits of medicine in a time of high mortality and no antibiotics. John Thackery is a brilliant surgeon despite his cocaine addiction. He leads Dr. Everett Gallinger, Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr., and Dr. Algernon Edwards, a new surgeon. Cornelia Robertson, the daughter of the hospital's patron, Captain August Robertson; grumpy ambulance driver Tom Cleary; Lucy Elkins, a country nurse; corrupt hospital administrator Herman Barrow; and Sister Harriet, a no-nonsense nun, round out the group.
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Set in 1900 New York City, 'The Knick' focuses on Knickerbocker Hospital and its pioneering surgeons, nurses, and staff who push the limits of medicine in a time of high mortality and no antibiotics. John Thackery is a brilliant surgeon despite his cocaine addiction. He leads Dr. Everett Gallinger, Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr., and Dr. Algernon Edwards, a new surgeon. Cornelia Robertson, the daughter of the hospital's patron, Captain August Robertson; grumpy ambulance driver Tom Cleary; Lucy Elkins, a country nurse; corrupt hospital administrator Herman Barrow; and Sister Harriet, a no-nonsense nun, round out the group.
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