A disturbing docu-drama re-telling the story of the horrific case of Beverley Allitt, a children's nurse, accused in 1991 of killing four children in her care and harming nine others over a short period of just 59 days. The judge gave her a sentence of 30 years imprisonment, one of the longest sentences given to a woman in this country - exceeded only by those of Rosemary West and Myra Hindley. In the role of Allitt herself, giving an excellently controlled performance, is former "EastEnders" actress Charlie Brooks.
Acting
Charlie Brooks' chillingly calm villainy.
Direction
Elliott's sterile dread in hospital corridors.
Director
Cathy Elliott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charlie Brooks was still playing Janine Butcher on EastEnders during filming—imagine shooting this then a soap wedding.
Allitt's case forced UK hospitals to reform pediatric death reviews; the 'Angel of Death' label became media shorthand for killer nurses.
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