Episode 1

Beautiful and Disturbing
This series was created from actual case notes, manuscripts, diaries, papers and other ephemera done by and for the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. As a result it is a clear window into the history of the London and into the history of medicine. Heartwarming AND heartbreaking. Frequently disturbing and difficult to watch. Not softened by Hollywood but done in acid by British writers Colin Heber-Percy and Lyall B. Watson. The whole thing is brilliant - the acting, the sets, the costumes, the actors, the scripts... wonderful series!

You can also find it by the other names it was produced under: Casualty 1906, Casualty 1907 and Casualty 1909. Searches for `The London' frequently can't find it.

You can buy the 4 dvd set - Casualty 1900s - but only in region 2 so if you are in the US you will need a region free dvd player...

A masterpiece of acting, directing and film making.
As a registered nurse and a former student of a British hospital, nursing school in the 1960's, I could still relate to the some of the rules, the rigid expectations of the hospital Matron and the hard work. I feel it showed the impact that nurses had, even 100 years ago, on the lives of patients. The acting and the filming is amazing, true events dramatised so brilliantly it kept me on the edge of my seat. I wanted the series to last forever.

Excellent Show; wish there were more seasons!
NOTE: The American setup has 2 seasons, whereas the British divides it by year, calling it Casualty 1900s (1906,1907, and 1909).
ALL of the episodes are on Amazon Instant. I looked it up because I was desperate to watch "season 3" but there is none technically. American Season 1 is the british "Casualty 1906" (one episode) & "Casualty 1907" (3 episodes); American Season 2 is "Casualty 1909" (6 episodes). No further episodes were produced. I hope this clarifies and pacifies some viewers! Amazon is actually presenting here the whole series, which unfortunately, just ended abruptly.

This is a great BBC production with a good budget and a stellar ensemble cast. It was fascinating to see glimpses of many modern technological advances used here for "the first time" before the doctors are even fully aware of the dangers they can pose, or even how to fully use them! Indeed, many such things, like x-rays much have seemed almost like magic, yet they were certainly used in such...

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