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The Human Touch (Season 2, Episode 12)

TV Episode | Drama

A doctor pioneers the use of chloroform as an anesthetic during operations, but meets with huge resistance from established medical figures.

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Nov 24, 1957 (United Kingdom)

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Nigel Anthony Davie Davie See fewer	Outbreak of Murder (1962)
John Cairney Gilchrist Gilchrist See fewer	Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Finlay Currie Professor Syme Professor Syme See fewer	Great Expectations (1946)
Ian Fleming Doctor MacIntyre Doctor MacIntyre See fewer	Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (1931)
Leslie French Doctor Mandel Doctor Mandel See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Pauline Jameson Mrs. Simpson Mrs. Simpson See fewer	The Woman in White (1982)
Mary Peach Lady Jane Graham Lady Jane Graham See fewer	Cutthroat Island (1995)
Christine Pollon The Woman Traerach The Woman Traerach See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Jack Stewart Sandy Sandy See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Robert Urquhart Doctor James Y. Simpson Doctor James Y. Simpson See fewer	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
Russell Waters Doctor Shearer Doctor Shearer See fewer	The Wicker Man (1973)