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Superstar Surgeon
St Frederick's Hospital, Victorian London. It's an era when the operating theatre was full of spectacle and showmanship where people would come to watch a surgeon beat his amputation speed record - they were the rockstars of their day. Robert (Rory Kinnear) is an extraordinary, ambitious showman who can take a leg off in 92 seconds.
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