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- BFI identifier394547
- Date1996-06-15 (Television)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisDrama set in England in the late 19th century. The son of a prosperous but unpopular Jewish businessman trains to be a doctor. He becomes a successful medical researcher and falls in love, but things turn sour when he defies his hospital chief and accuses him of professional jealousy. He discovers many of the poor women who live by the hospital have had enforced sterilisations, and suspects his chief who has developed a passion for eugenics. (Synopsis)
- Work historyAlthough shown in cinemas, this was originally made for - and eventually shown as part of - the 'Screen Two' series.
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- CreditsDirector: Stephen Poliakoff
Production Company: BBC
Production Company: Beambright Productions
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Century (Original)
Category
Fiction- Collections
- Film / Video
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view all - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Script type: Revised shooting script - SCR-5310
Ephemera: publicity - PBU-394547
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view all - ArticlesEmpire n55 January 1994 - ReviewSight and Sound v4 n1 January 1994 - Credits, Review, SynopsisVariety 20 Sep 1993 - Credits, ReviewScreen International n870 14 Aug 1992 - Short Articleview all
- Screen Two
Series Work - 777248
United Kingdom - TV - Fiction
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