TV series

The Knick

Name: The Knick
Released: 2014
Cast: Clive Owen, Charles Aitken, André Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance

2014–2015· 2 seasons· 60 min episodesTV-MA★ 7.8Canceled

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

new york city medicine drug addiction surgeon hospital historical fiction doctor drugs period drama medical drama

Episodes

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E1 Method and MadnessNext upAug 8, 2014 · 55 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Leon Addison Brown (Jesse Edwards), Lucas Papaelias (Eldon Pouncey), Frank Wood (Mr. Havershorn), Michael Berresse (Parke Davis Rep.), Richard James Porter (Monsignor Joseph Mills Lawlor), Matt Frewer (Dr. J.M. Christiansen), David Fierro (Inspector Jacob Speight), Melissa Errico (Catherine Christiansen)
E2 Mr. Paris ShoesAug 15, 2014 · 48 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Danny Hoch (Bunky Collier), Grainger Hines (Captain August Robertson), Perry Yung (Ping Wu), Leon Addison Brown (Jesse Edwards), Lucas Papaelias (Eldon Pouncey), Kim Rideout (Cornelia's Maid), Happy Anderson (Jimmy), Suzanne Savoy (Victoria Robertson)
E3 The Busy FleaAug 22, 2014 · 54 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Danny Hoch (Bunky Collier), Grainger Hines (Captain August Robertson), Rachel Anna Simon (Junia), LaTonya Borsay (Mrs. Edwards), Leon Addison Brown (Jesse Edwards), Happy Anderson (Jimmy), Suzanne Savoy (Victoria Robertson), Molly Price (Effie Barrow)
E4 Where's the Dignity?Sep 5, 2014 · 55 min · ★ 7.8
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Grainger Hines (Captain August Robertson), Reg Rogers (Dr. Bertram Chickering, Sr.), LaTonya Borsay (Mrs. Edwards), Lucas Papaelias (Eldon Pouncey), Tom Lipinski (Phillip Showalter), Suzanne Savoy (Victoria Robertson), Gary Simpson (Hobart Showalter), Zuzanna Szadkowski (Nurse Pell)
E5 They Capture the HeatSep 12, 2014 · 47 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Danny Hoch (Bunky Collier), Grainger Hines (Captain August Robertson), Rachel Anna Simon (Junia), LaTonya Borsay (Mrs. Edwards), Leon Addison Brown (Jesse Edwards), Lucas Papaelias (Eldon Pouncey), Frank Wood (Mr. Havershorn), Happy Anderson (Jimmy)
E6 Start Calling Me DadSep 19, 2014 · 53 min · ★ 7.4
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Zuzanna Szadkowski (Nurse Pell), Ying Ying Li (Lin-Lin)
E7 Get the RopeSep 26, 2014 · 42 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Zuzanna Szadkowski (Nurse Pell), Sawyer Barth (The Whispering Kid), Ying Ying Li (Lin-Lin)
E8 Working Late a LotOct 3, 2014 · 51 min · ★ 7.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Ying Ying Li (Lin-Lin)
E9 The Golden LotusOct 10, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Tom Papa (Luff), Rachel Izen (Nurse Braun), Zuzanna Szadkowski (Nurse Pell)
E10 CrutchfieldOct 17, 2014 · 57 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Danny Hoch (Bunky Collier), Grainger Hines (Captain August Robertson), Michael Nathanson (Dr. Levi Zinberg), Perry Yung (Ping Wu), Reg Rogers (Dr. Bertram Chickering, Sr.), Rachel Anna Simon (Junia), LaTonya Borsay (Mrs. Edwards), Leon Addison Brown (Jesse Edwards)