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The Knick

The Knick
★ 7.8/10•2014•1h 0m•TV-MA•Drama
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Modern medicine had to start somewhere.

Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite a severe drug addiction.

StatusCanceled
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateAug 8, 2014

Episodes

Episode 1 - Method and MadnessE155m

Method and Madness

In the series premiere of this medical drama set in a 1900s New York City hospital, accomplished Dr. John W. Thackery is named chief surgeon and is pressured by a major benefactor to hire a black doctor as his top assistant.

Aug 8, 2014

Episode 2 - Mr. Paris ShoesE248m

Mr. Paris Shoes

Already fuming over the hospital's faulty new electrical system, Thackery tasks Herman Barrow, the Knick's crooked superintendent, to deliver more cadavers so that he and his team can test out novel surgical procedures. With more patients dying, Edwards offers to share a procedure he learned in France, but is rebuffed by Thackery and Gallinger. Robertson addresses a typhoid-fever outbreak, Elkins is taken into Thackery's confidence and Sister Harriet breaks a taboo. Edwards finds an alternative way to perform his duties.

Aug 15, 2014

Episode 3 - The Busy FleaE354m

The Busy Flea

Thackery weighs performing surgery on a former flame, and orders Gallinger and Chickering to experiment on pigs. Barrow goes the extra yard to square a debt. After a bad day at work, Edwards takes out his frustrations at a local bar. Robertson is relieved when her pleas about treating a patient with typhoid fever are finally heard.

Aug 22, 2014

Episode 4 - Where's the Dignity?E455m

Where's the Dignity?

During surgery, Thackery's hand is forced by Algernon, which irks Gallinger. A recovering Abigail regrets her involvement with Thackery and Sister Harriet and Cleary make a couple of deals. Meanwhile, Bertie receives a scolding from his physician father who is unhappy with his son's career path and Lucy becomes privy to Thackery's secrets.

Sep 5, 2014

Episode 5 - They Capture the HeatE547m

They Capture the Heat

Barrow can alleviate a debt if he treats one of Collier's wounded men and also urges Capt. Robertson to buy one of Thomas Edison's new inventions. Meanwhile, Algernon tries a new approach to hernia surgery, the health of Everett and Eleanor's baby worsens, and Sister Harriet and Cleary head to Chinatown.

Sep 12, 2014

Episode 6 - Start Calling Me DadE653m

Start Calling Me Dad

After testing out a new procedure, Thackery and Bertie vow to reverse a series of failures in the operating theatre. Euphoric after helping Speight, Cornelia finds herself less than enthusiastic about her status as the future Mrs. Phillip Showalter. Thackery entertains a salesman’s pitch; Everett considers how to help Eleanor with her grief; Barrow haggles over used merchandise. Edwards finds his clinic, and his career, in jeopardy after a surprise encounter.

Sep 19, 2014

Episode 7 - Get the RopeE742m

Get the Rope

The stabbing of a cop by a black man stirs up racial tension on the street and in the Knick, forcing Thackery and Edwards to take action. Everett returns to work and a changed OR. Barrow fears for Junia’s safety. Cornelia is impressed with Edwards’ ingenuity and Lucy is escorted home.

Sep 26, 2014

Episode 8 - Working Late a LotE851m

Working Late a Lot

Already on edge due to a city-wide run on cocaine, Thackery worries that Dr. Levi Zinberg, a Jewish surgeon and inventor, will steal his spotlight at the next New York Surgical Society presentation. Bertie continues his courtship of Lucy while staving off his father’s persistent demands that he leave the Knick. Cornelia, Speight and Bertie go to court in an attempt to keep “Typhoid Mary” Mallon quarantined. Gallinger tries to get Eleanor to move past her grief.

Oct 3, 2014

Episode 9 - The Golden LotusE943m

The Golden Lotus

A late-night crime sheds unfavorable light on the Knick, forcing Robertson to come up with hush money. Lucy goes to extremes to get drugs for an increasingly desperate Thackery, whose plea for an advance from a seller of patent medicines falls on deaf ears. Gallinger despairs as Eleanor’s behavior becomes more erratic; Cornelia and Edwards proffer different solutions to a shared dilemma.

Oct 10, 2014

Episode 10 - CrutchfieldE1057m

Crutchfield

Refusing to collaborate with Dr. Zinberg on blood-transfusion research, an increasingly paranoid Thackery pushes himself to the limit, and beyond, in an effort to “solve the riddle” and beat his rival. Cornelia and Edwards arrive at a crossroads; Barrow trades one creditor for another; Lucy requests Bertie’s help. With the Knick in the midst of yet another crisis, Robertson calls for a vote.

Oct 17, 2014

Actors

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Dr. John Thackery

Charles Aitken

Charles Aitken

Henry Robertson

André Holland

André Holland

Dr. Algernon Edwards

Jeremy Bobb

Jeremy Bobb

Herman Barrow

Juliet Rylance

Juliet Rylance

Cornelia Robertson

Eve Hewson

Eve Hewson

Lucy Elkins

Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Dr. Everett Gallinger

Michael Angarano

Michael Angarano

Dr. Bertram “Bertie" Chickering, Jr.

Cara Seymour

Cara Seymour

Sister Harriet

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan

Tom Cleary

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