The Great Plague (2020)

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20201 Season45m episodes7.0

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Runtime: 45m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant trace the spread of the Great Plague of 1665 week by week and discover parallels with the coronavirus.

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Director: Jamie Simpson
Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 17, 2020
Network: 5
Studio: Voltage TV, Motion Content Group

Time to finish

2 hrs

3 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Raksha Dave

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Xand van Tulleken

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John Sergeant

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Runtime: 45m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

Xand van Tulleken, Raksha Dave and John Sergeant trace the spread of the Great Plague of 1665 week by week and discover parallels with the coronavirus.

Where to watch

Region

Not available to stream in United States yet.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Nov 17, 2020 · 45m
Outbreak
In the first episode, the epidemic is traced back to its source in the parish of St Giles in the Fields, now at the heart of London's theatre district. The programme also examines the symptoms of the disease and uncovers new research into the plague bacteria that could overthrow accepted ideas about how the infection was spread.
E2 · Airs Nov 18, 2020 · 45m
Decimation
In the second episode, Xand heads to St Barts hospital to look back at historical records which show that nursing staff stayed behind and risked their lives to help the sick. Elsewhere, John investigates why infection rates were so different between the rich and poor, examining clothes typical for each group in the 17th century.
E3 · Airs Nov 19, 2020 · 45m
Aftermath
Xand van Tulleken visits Samuel Pepys' parish church and discovers the sad tale of the Poole family, who within 11 days lost all five of their children. He also heads to Eyam in Derbyshire, revealing the heroic story of self-sacrifice that saw all 700 villagers lock themselves in to try to stop the disease spreading to surrounding areas. Raksha Dave trials 17th-century disinfection methods and reveals a surprising substitute that can be just effective as modern antibacterial cleaners.

Details

Director: Jamie Simpson
Status: Ended
First aired: Nov 17, 2020
Network: 5
Studio: Voltage TV, Motion Content Group

Time to finish

2 hrs

3 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Raksha Dave

Presenter

Xand van Tulleken

Presenter

John Sergeant

Presenter

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