Bramwell: Series 2
During the second series of Bramwell, The Thrift attempts to survive without the guidance, management, and financial assistance of Lady Peters. A new character, Dr. Finn O'Neill, is introduced when a cholera epidemic occurs in the area, and Finn assists in the hospital. Dr. Eleanor Bramwell is a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century who runs a free hospital for the poor in the East End of London dur
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Dr. Eleanor Bramwell is a pioneering female doctor operating a free hospital for the poor in the East End of London during the late Victorian era.
- Dr. Bramwell continually challenges the domination of men in the medical establishment and seeks to take the medical profession out of the dark ages.
- Her strongly held opinions and modern approach frequently draw her into conflict with the chief surgeon.
- She faces ongoing struggles with her friends, her colleagues, and society as she navigates her career.
Season overview
During the second series of Bramwell, The Thrift attempts to survive without the guidance, management, and financial assistance of Lady Peters. A new character, Dr. Finn O'Neill, is introduced when a cholera epidemic occurs in the area, and Finn assists in the hospital. Dr. Eleanor Bramwell is a pioneering female doctor in the late nineteenth century who runs a free hospital for the poor in the East End of London during the late Victorian era. She struggles with her friends, her colleagues, and society while challenging the domination of men in the medical establishment. Determined to take the medical profession out of the dark ages, her strongly held opinions often draw her into conflict with the chief surgeon, a man keen on maintaining traditional methods against her modern, reform-minded approach.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
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Apr 15, 1996
On their way to an auction to bid for a building neighbouring the Thrift, Robert and Eleanor are caught up in a horrific train crash on the underground near King William Street sta
(202)
Apr 22, 1996
The Thrift has now been in operation for over a year, and Eleanor thinks it may be time to move on. She applies for a part-time position at St. Jude's Hospital, where she runs into
(203)
Apr 29, 1996
Robert is celebrating his impending election as a Fellow the Royal College of Physicians, thanks to his old friend Sir William Fredericks. Sir William's son, Martin, plans to go to
(204)
May 6, 1996
When Lord Palfrey, from whom Eleanor hopes a substantial donation, arrives for a guided tour of the Thrift, every patient in sight seems to be practicing projectile vomiting. Elean
(205)
May 13, 1996
A Bramwell family friend (a former military colleague of Robert), Guy le Saux, returns to London from Canada with a new wife half his age, whom Guy had ""selected"" from a Canadian
(206)
May 20, 1996
It is February 1896, and a Valentine card arrives, addressed to ""Dr. Bramwell"". Robert assumes (wrongly) that it is meant for him, but cannot imagine who might have sent it. Mean
(207)
May 27, 1996
Charles Sheldon, a supplier of surgical equipment to the Thrift, arrives with an emergency casualty, a flamboyantly dressed young woman who he says ran out in front of his carriage
(208)
Jun 3, 1996
It is still late winter, 1896, and the Bramwells have gone to Eastbourne for a short break. Robert returns to London, but Eleanor stays on for a few days on her own. Or so she clai