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Don't Take My Baby

Bafta award-winning factual drama which tells the story of a disabled couple's agonising struggle to keep their newborn baby, challenging prejudices about the disabled community.

Bafta award-winning factual drama which tells the story of a disabled couple's agonising struggle to keep their newborn baby. Based on real-life testimony, this emotional tale will call viewers' prejudices and beliefs about the disabled community and society as a whole into question, as we learn about a situation many disabled couples find themselves in as new parents.

Can 21-year-old wheelchair user Anna and partially sighted Tom provide the care and attention their daughter needs, or will social worker Belinda have to consider alternative care?

6 months left to watch

1 hour

Last on

Thu 3 Dec 2015 02:30
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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom: Jack Thorne

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom: Jack Thorne
"It’s a show about something very difficult... a story that was important to make sure was told properly."

Credits

Anna Ruth Madeley
Tom Adam Long
Belinda Wunmi Mosaku
Director Ben Anthony
Writer Jack Thorne
Producer Pier Wilkie
Executive Producer Aysha Rafaele

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three: Defying the Label

A season of compelling programmes capturing the lives of young disabled people.