A TV movie from 1982 that dares to say: what if having a baby goes wrong?
Patrick and Judith have everything prepared for the arrival of their first child but when he is born, they are quite unprepared for the crisis they must face.
Acting
Dearbhla Molloy's raw, unsentimental collapse as Judith.
Writing
Refuses easy redemption — just messy, honest grief.
Director
Rodney Bennett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rodney Bennett directed this between BBC Shakespeare adaptations — his only original TV movie.
The 'ESN' (Educationally Subnormal) label was being phased out in UK policy even as this aired, making the film a time capsule of shifting attitudes.
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