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%%* AbhorrentAdmirer: Mina, William's OldMaid fiancee.



%%* TheDandy: Robert
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Quacks is a BBC BritCom about four doctors in VictorianLondon.

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Quacks is a BBC BritCom about four doctors in VictorianLondon.
VictorianLondon. It was cancelled after a single series in 2017, despite favourable reviews.



* AbhorrentAdmirer: Mina, William's ChristmasCake fiancee.

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* %%* AbhorrentAdmirer: Mina, William's ChristmasCake OldMaid fiancee.



* TheDandy: Robert

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* %%* TheDandy: Robert



* DrFeelgood: John takes illegal drugs, and moonlights as a SnakeOilSalesman.

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* DrFeelgood: John takes illegal drugs, drugs and moonlights as a SnakeOilSalesman.



* OpiumDen: TheAlcoholic anaesthetist John can often be found in one.

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* OpiumDen: TheAlcoholic anaesthetist John can often be found in one.an opium den.



* ScaryBlackMan: Butterworth, the LoanShark who frequently threatens and assaults John.
* StupidBoss: Hendricks, the paranoid, bigoted and antisemitic royal surgeon.
* WretchedHive: The streets outside the hospital.

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* ScaryBlackMan: Butterworth, the LoanShark who frequently threatens and assaults John.
John is a black man.
* StupidBoss: Hendricks, the paranoid, bigoted and antisemitic royal surgeon.
surgeon, is the principal of the medical school.
* WretchedHive: The streets outside the hospital.hospital are filthy and grim.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Mina, William's ChristmasCake fiancee

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Mina, William's ChristmasCake fianceefiancee.



* {{Expy}} of {{Series/Blackadder}}: Robert is Edmund, the {{UpperClassTwit}} William is George, the {{BumblingSidekick}} Tom is Baldrick, Dr Hendricks is Melchett, Caroline is Bob, and Mina is Queenie.
* {{FrontierDoctor}}: Being set in the 1840s, Robert relies on {{MeatGrinderSurgery}}.
* {{GroinAttack}}: Robert removes William's bladder stones with a gruesome looking pair of forceps.

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* {{Expy}} of {{Series/Blackadder}}: {{Expy}}: Of {{Series/Blackadder}}. Robert is Edmund, the {{UpperClassTwit}} UpperClassTwit, William is George, the {{BumblingSidekick}} BumblingSidekick, Tom is Baldrick, Dr Hendricks is Melchett, Caroline is Bob, and Mina is Queenie.
* {{FrontierDoctor}}: FrontierDoctor: Being set in the 1840s, Robert relies on {{MeatGrinderSurgery}}.
MeatGrinderSurgery.
* {{GroinAttack}}: GroinAttack: Robert removes William's bladder stones with a gruesome looking pair of forceps.



* {{OpiumDen}}: TheAlcoholic anaesthetist John can often be found in one.

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* {{OpiumDen}}: OpiumDen: TheAlcoholic anaesthetist John can often be found in one.



* WretchedHive: The streets outside the hospital

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* WretchedHive: The streets outside the hospitalhospital.

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!!Contains examples of:



* JerkAss: UsefulNotes/CharlesDickens is smug and arrogant.

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* JerkAss: UsefulNotes/CharlesDickens Creator/CharlesDickens is smug and arrogant.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Mina, William's ChristmasCake fiancee
*AllWomenAreLustful: Caroline is frustrated by Robert's lack of interest in sex, so cheats on him with William.



* DrFeelgood: John takes illegal drugs, and moonlights as a SnakeOilSalesman

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* DirtyOldMonk: The Bishop is a sexual sadist who enjoys whipping prostitutes.
* DrFeelgood: John takes illegal drugs, and moonlights as a SnakeOilSalesmanSnakeOilSalesman.



* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Robert's apron is filthy and bloodstained
* MadDoctor: Robert experiments on his patients during the operation
* {{OpiumDen}}: TheAlcoholic anaesthetist John can often be found in one

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* JerkAss: UsefulNotes/CharlesDickens is smug and arrogant.
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Robert's apron is filthy and bloodstained
bloodstained.
* MadDoctor: Robert experiments on his patients during the operation
operation.
* {{OpiumDen}}: TheAlcoholic anaesthetist John can often be found in oneone.
* ThePigpen: Robert's working class assistant Tom is unsanitary.
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Quacks is a BBC BritCom about four doctors in VictorianLondon.

*BackAlleyDoctor: John supplements his income by extracting teeth and selling dangerous potions.
*TheDandy: Robert
*DrFeelgood: John takes illegal drugs, and moonlights as a SnakeOilSalesman
*{{Expy}} of {{Series/Blackadder}}: Robert is Edmund, the {{UpperClassTwit}} William is George, the {{BumblingSidekick}} Tom is Baldrick, Dr Hendricks is Melchett, Caroline is Bob, and Mina is Queenie.
*{{FrontierDoctor}}: Being set in the 1840s, Robert relies on {{MeatGrinderSurgery}}.
*{{GroinAttack}}: Robert removes William's bladder stones with a gruesome looking pair of forceps.
*LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Robert's apron is filthy and bloodstained
*MadDoctor: Robert experiments on his patients during the operation
*{{OpiumDen}}: TheAlcoholic anaesthetist John can often be found in one
*ScaryBlackMan: Butterworth, the LoanShark who frequently threatens and assaults John.
*StupidBoss: Hendricks, the paranoid, bigoted and antisemitic royal surgeon.
*WretchedHive: The streets outside the hospital

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