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Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines (2013)

Name: Pain, Pus & Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Michael Mosley

Documentary

In this "entertaining medical series" (The Sunday Times, U.K.), Dr. Michael Mosley shows how drugs have revolutionized medicine and changed the course of human history. Unfolding over a period of 200 years, it's an extraordinary tale of daring, self-experimentation, revelation, genius, and outright luck.

IMDb rating: 8.5 (174 votes)
Episode average: 8.4 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Michael Mosley Self - Presenter

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.40 avg 3 episodes 8.4 → 8.2 60 min avg

Consistent

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pain	8.4	22
2	Pus	8.6	19
3	Poison	8.2	16