Three women, one ruthless baby broker, and the 70s TV movie that dared to ask: who owns motherhood?
What do Rose from Devon and Christina from Stuttgart have in common? And in what way is their fate linked to that of wealthy Fiona Dunkerley?
Acting
Anthony Bate's silky-voiced villainy makes your skin crawl.
Writing
Ruthless economic logic applied to women's wombs — still razor-sharp.
Director
Derek Lister
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the 1975 UK Children Act reforms, this was ITV's attempt at socially conscious 'event' television — the era when networks tackled abortion and adoption before watershed hours.
Derek Lister directed episodes of 'Department S' and 'The Avengers'; this rare foray into social realism was reportedly made in ten days on leftover studio sets.
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