This gritty and wry drama details the Battle of Trafalgar through the eyes of HMS Victory's surgeon, William Beatty, and his team on the lowest decks of the ship.
Beatty and his contemporaries are professional and committed, masters of the latest medicinal advances, but thanks to Nelson's brutal tactics they face the toughest day of their lives. And just when they think it can't get any worse, Admiral Nelson himself arrives with a terrible musket wound.
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Wed 16 Sep 2009
This gritty and wry drama details the Battle of Trafalgar through the eyes of HMS Victory's surgeon, William Beatty…
- Contains scenes of medical operations and some strong language
- This programme has episodes with subtitles available.
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