Mercy Street

2016 - 2017

The New Nurse

17th January 2016

Episode 1

New England nurse Mary Phinney navigates her first day in Mansion House, a hotel turned Union hospital in an occupied Southern town. Mansion House owner James Sr. struggles to preserve the family fortune as daughter Emma secretly searches for her beau.

The Haversack

24th January 2016

Episode 2

Confederate belle Emma nurses her wounded friend. Dr. Foster wrestles with his marriage and career as Mary tries to improve her patients’ lives with Samuel’s help. Aurelia submits to Silas’ advances in exchange for his help.

The Uniform

31st January 2016

Episode 3

Dr. Foster confronts his family’s divided loyalties when his mother and wounded Confederate brother arrive. Alice is shocked to find her fiancé, Tom, deeply changed by war. Samuel and Aurelia try to persuade a slave boy to seize a chance at freedom.

The Belle Alliance

7th February 2016

Episode 4

During a Union ball at their house, the Green girls and Frank initiate a daring plan to help Tom escape. Mary releases Dr. Foster, still shaky from his detox, from his “quarantine” so he can guide Samuel through a delicate operation.

The Dead Room

14th February 2016

Episode 5

The unexpected visit of a hospital inspector throws the staff into disarray. Mary feels empathy for a deserter, while Silas makes Samuel pay for his arrogance. A family tragedy forces James Sr. to take a risky step to earn his family’s respect.

The Diabolical Plot

21st February 2016

Episode 6

President Lincoln’s visit sets in motion a diabolical rebel plot and offers an opportunity to free James Sr. Dr. Foster uncovers a scheme to undermine him at the expense of his patients. Aurelia recovered from her surgery makes a bold decision.

Top Cast

Josh Radnor•Mary Elizabeth Winstead•McKinley Belcher III

Follows the lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War - New England abolitionist Mary Phinney and Confederate supporter Emma Green. Based on true stories and set in a Union hospital in the occupied Confederate city of Alexandria, viewers are taken beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the Civil War home front as they face the unprecedented challenges of one of the most turbulent times in our nation’s history.

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Josh Radnor Image

Josh Radnor

Dr. Jed Foster

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Image

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary Phinney

McKinley Belcher III Image

McKinley Belcher III

Samuel Diggs

Hannah James Image

Hannah James

Emma Green

Tara Summers Image

Tara Summers

Anne Hastings

Norbert Leo Butz Image

Norbert Leo Butz

Dr. Byron Hale

AnnaSophia Robb Image

AnnaSophia Robb

Alice Green

Shalita Grant Image

Shalita Grant

Aurelia Johnson

L. Scott Caldwell Image

L. Scott Caldwell

Belinda Gibson

Luke Macfarlane Image

Luke Macfarlane

Chaplain Henry Hopkins

Peter Gerety Image

Peter Gerety

Dr. Alfred Summers

Jack Falahee Image

Jack Falahee

Frank Stringfellow

Donna Murphy Image

Donna Murphy

Jane Green

Brad Koed Image

Brad Koed

James Green, Jr.

Gary Cole Image

Gary Cole

James Green, Sr.

Suzanne Bertish Image

Suzanne Bertish

Matron Brannan

Wade Williams Image

Wade Williams

Silas Bullen

Cameron Monaghan Image

Cameron Monaghan

Tom Fairfax

Emily Marie Palmer Image

Emily Marie Palmer

Sister Isabella

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