The transmission details have been revealed for the new Victorian-era BBC medical comedy Quacks, which follows the progress of four young medical pioneers fighting to make a mark on the world.

Quacks stars Mathew Baynton (The Wrong Mans; Horrible Histories) as a fledgling psychiatrist, Rory Kinnear (Count Arthur Strong; Skyfall) as an arrogant showman surgeon, Tom Basden (Plebs; The Wrong Mans) as a hedonistic dentist turned anaesthetist, and Lydia Leonard (River; Life In Squares) as a headstrong social campaigner, Quacks is created and written by James Wood, who co-created the BAFTA award-winning BBC Two hit comedy Rev. Andrew Scott (pictured, Sherlock) Rupert Everett (The Musketeers, St Trinian's, An Ideal Husband) will also guest star during the series.

James Wood says: “Quacks is a comedy series about three colourful, energetic, young Victorian doctors who enjoy a lurid social life of drink, drugs, and complicated relationships. In other words, they’re just like every other young doctor you’ve ever met. I couldn't be more excited about working with this incredible cast on a show set during a fascinating period of medical history.”

Read interviews with the cast here.

The series will start on Tuesday 15th August at 10pm on BBC Two and the whole series will be available as a box set on BBC iPlayer after the first episode has aired.