![]() People wouldn’t really be paying attention to that, but a Civil War doctor– What would they be doing with their nails? Would they cut them really low? And Dr. RADNOR: I remember the first day I was looking at my hands and I thought about my nails. And it’s - just back to what we see with the war - we usually see the war and the warfare, not necessarily the wreckage of the war. And a lot of the principal characters are entrenched there. They were people going through everyday problems that we experience ourselves, so just being able to sit there and read these love letters that Frank and Emma wrote to each other and think, “Oh, I felt that way before.” But these are larger than life circumstances surrounding their romance.ĬOLE: At the moment, the centerpiece of it is really this hospital. So I think that alone creates a world that is accessible. You can sort of put yourself in the shoes who misses her betrothed much easier than you can put yourself in the shoes of the soldier storming a hill during a bayonet charge. I think it’s definitely a more accessible story. It was people in this predicament and this situation. It’s the backdrop to a place and a time and circumstances that didn’t have anything to do with that.ĪNNASOPHIA ROBB: It feels much more personal and relatable…especially with what’s going on with the climate of the country…to sort of understand, or at least get a view into the personal lives of what was going on. It’s usually about the military and the soldiers and all that stuff. This is stuff that’s off the beaten path in terms of what we think of every time you start a Civil War history or a Civil War presentation. GARY COLE: What it targets is not something that’s really looked at a lot in terms of the war. I don’t think it suffers in entertainment value for being real and important. It didn’t just feel like: We’re just trying to make you laugh. Just stepping into the world, it felt consequential. ![]() ![]() It was really touching to me to play this guy who I really grew to be fond of. We hung out a lot as a cast, which was really fun. The experience of doing it was really special. An edited transcript of our conversations is below. To get some sense of “Mercy Street’s” epic yet intimate scope, Indiewire sat down with the above-mentioned cast members to dig into how the show depicts the realities of life during wartime, what it means in Virginia to be fighting for “the right side” and of course, the bloody reality of 19th century medicine. ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ Embraced Current Events While Making the Season 3 Finale
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