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Preview - Quacks: The Madman's Trial

The Victorian medical sitcom continues with a mixture of quackery, crossdressing and insanity.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 29th August 2017

Preview: Quacks

From the creator of Rev. comes a new sitcom exploring the world of Victorian medicine.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 15th August 2017

Quacks: a historical comedy to rival Blackadder

The new absurd historical sitcom from Rev writer James Wood packs enough laughs to compete with the Richard Curtis and Ben Elton classic.

Thomas Liang, Radio Times, 15th August 2017

Quacks: a medical comedy that will have you in stitches

Rory Kinnear's leonine sawbone leads the cast in a gloriously grim and hilarious trip into the rock'n'roll world of Victorian medicine.

Fiona Sturges, The Guardian, 12th August 2017

Preview: Quacks

Victorian medical comedy Quacks begins Tuesday 15th August on BBC Two. Sophie Davies has had a sneak peak at the much anticipated new series...

Sophie Davies, The Velvet Onion, 12th August 2017

Quacks: one of the most original new shows of the year

"I gave myself a medical historical education and puked it back out as comedy", says Rev creator James Wood of his new BBC2 comedy Quacks. Gerard Gilbert meets the writer and cast members Rory Kinnear and Mathew Baynton.

Gerald Gilbert, The Independent, 8th August 2017

World speed record for leg amputation in BBC's Quacks

The packed operating theatre falls silent as Rory Kinnear's showman surgeon announces that he will now break the world speed record of 92 seconds for a leg amputation.

Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 1st August 2017

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