Bramwell
In 1895, women were not expected to work in - or even know about - medicine. Women were expected to work as housewives, mothers, teachers and nurses. One woman was determined to change that. Eleanor Bramwell works under Sir Herbert Hamilton's supervision. She isn't happy. After he stupidly loses a perfectly healthy young mother, Eleanor decides it is time to make her mark in medical history. Mocked by fellow medical students and questioned by her father, Doctor Robert Bramwell, Eleanor is soon given a renovated building - by donation of the kind Lady Cora Peters - and begins her own infirmary - The Thrift. But with all odds against her, will she survive? Will she make her dream come true? Will her colleagues trust her?
- 1995-1998
- 4 seasons
- Masterpiece Theatre
- Drama
- TV-MA
In 1895, women were not expected to work in - or even know about - medicine. Women were expected to work as housewives, mothers, teachers and nurses. One woman was determined to change that. Eleanor Bramwell works under Sir Herbert Hamilton's supervision. She isn't happy. After he stupidly loses a perfectly healthy young mother, Eleanor decides it is time to make her mark in medical history. Mocked by fellow medical students and questioned by her father, Doctor Robert Bramwell, Eleanor is soon given a renovated building - by donation of the kind Lady Cora Peters - and begins her own infirmary - The Thrift. But with all odds against her, will she survive? Will she make her dream come true? Will her colleagues trust her?
Season 4 Episode Guide
2 Episodes 1998
Episode 1
Our Brave Boys
120 mins
Eleanor Bramwell is adjusting to life on her own after her father's wedding. She is engaged to Dr. Marsham, but still unsure whether this is the right thing to do. She meets Major Quarrie when she is asked to examine new army recruits enlisting to fight the Boer war in Africa. After a fight with Joe Marsham she seduces the Major....
Episode 2
Loose Women
120 mins
After a terrible fire in a nearby brothel, the Thrift is inundated with prostitutes suffering from burns. It soon becomes obvious that Dr. Joe Marsham is intimately acquainted with one of them. This discovery, by Dr. Eleanor Bramwell, causes the final rift in their relationship. In all the confusion Eleanor sends a child away with the brothel's Madame without realising what she had done. Later, when the child is missed, Eleanor and Major Quarrie frantically search the dingy back streets of London's East-End to find her but in vain. Bringing the shocking revelations of child prostitution to the attention of Mr. Barclay, a Thrift sponsor, causes an argument between Eleanor and Mrs. Bruce leading to Eleanor's dismissal. Distressed and angry Eleanor confesses her pregnancy to Major Quarrie, who loves her, and he agrees to marry her, which is what she wants but this is little comfort to her after the dramatic loss of her position at the Thrift.