Format:
Video disc
Title:
Mercy Street. Season 2
Other title(s):
Mercy Street. Season two
Uniform Title:
Mercy Street (Television program). Season 2.
ISBN:
9781627897990
Edition:
Widescreen version.
Distribution:
[Arlington, Virginia] : distributed by PBS Distribution
Publication:
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"A PBS original series"--Title screen.
Director, producer, and creator statements from container ; production company statements from program closing credits.
Contents:
Disc 1. "Balm in Gilead" / written by David Zabel ; directed by Stephen Cragg (52 min., 29 sec.) -- "The house guest" / written by Walon Green ; directed by Stephen Cragg (52 min., 28 sec.) -- "One equal temper" / written by Walon Green ; directed by Laura Innes (53 min.).
Disc 2. "Southern mercy" / written by Jason Richman ; directed by Laura Innes (52 min., 30 sec.) -- "Unknown soldier" / written by Jason Richman ; directed by Alex Zakrzewski (52 min., 29 sec.) -- "House of bondage" / written by David Zabel ; directed by Alex Zakrzewski (52 min., 29 sec.).
Extra feature: Deleted scenes (approximately 20 min.).
Summary:
Season two picks up directly from the dramatic events and the end of the season one finale, continuing to explore the growing chaos within Alexandria, the complicated interpersonal dynamics of Dr. Foster, Nurse Mary, and the Mansion House staff, the increasingly precarious position of the Green family, and the changing predicament of the burgeoning Black population.
"Allegiances blur and loyalties shift as the Civil War pushes the drama beyond the hospital. Follow the growing chaos at Alexandria's Mansion House, the precarious position of the Green family, and the changing situation of the burgeoning Black population. ... 'Mercy Street' follows the doctors, nurses, and soldiers, as well as free, enslaved, and contraband African Americans and other residents of the war-torn Virginia city, as they navigate the new world emerging from the most cataclysmic event in our country's history."-- Container.
Reading Level:
Rating: TV-14.
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