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Between 1949 and 1976 over 250,000 unmarried mothers in the UK had their babies forcibly taken by the state... these are official figures
Told by the mothers and children who were separated from one another, this landmark documentary reveals the full scale of the UK's forced adoption scandal. Over four decades, 250,000 unmarried mothers were forced by the British state to give up their babies. Their first-hand accounts expose the system that tore families apart, its lasting impact, and the fight to uncover the truth that led to a moment of national reckoning.Read moreLess
Told by the mothers and children who were separated from one another, this landmark documentary reveals the full scale of the UK's forced adoption scandal. Over four decades, 250,000 unmarried mothers were forced by the British state to give up their babies. Their first-hand accounts expose the system that tore families apart, its lasting impact, and the fight to uncover the truth that led to a moment of national reckoning.
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Told by the mothers and children who were separated from one another, this landmark documentary reveals the full scale of the UK's forced adoption scandal. Over four decades, 250,000 unmarried mothers were forced by the British state to give up their babies. Their first-hand accounts expose the system that tore families apart, its lasting impact, and the fight to uncover the truth that led to a moment of national reckoning.
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Keir Starmerself (archive footage)
Marion McMillanself
Ann Keenself
Joan Chambersself
Mark Lloyd-Foxself
Judyself
Wes Cuellself
Marion Scottself
Dr. Michael LambertExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Tom Hayward
- Director of Photography
- Julian Schwanitz
- Editor
- Jon Bruce
- Producer
- Calum Leslie
- Editor
- Reva Childs
- Editor
- David G. Hill
- Producer
- Kate Schofield
- Director
- Kate Schofield
- Editor
- Matt Pinder