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'''''Innocents''''' is a British television [[medical drama]] film, written by Neil McKay and directed by [[Peter Kosminsky]], first broadcast on [[Channel 4]] on 1 October 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/sep/25/tvandradio.television1|title=Tears at bedtime|first=Mark|last=Lawson|date=25 September 2000|website=the Guardian}}</ref> as part of Channel 4's ''Doctors on Trial'' season.<ref>{{cite journal|url= |title=Innocents|first=Sean A.|last=Spence|date=30 September 2000|journal=BMJ|volume=321|issue=7264|pages=840|via=www.bmj.com|doi=10.1136/bmj.321.7264.840|pmid=11009536|pmc=1118631}}</ref> The film, based upon the [[Bristol heart scandal]] of the 1980s and 90s,<ref name="BHS Telegraph">Rebecca Smith (29 July 2010) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100804011828/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7914795/Bristol-heart-scandal.html Bristol heart scandal]" ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''. Accessed 28 August 2011.</ref> stars [[Tim Pigott-Smith]] as James Wisheart and [[Madhav Sharma]] as Janarda Dhasmana, who whilst working together to perform 33 arterial-switch operations, drew up a mortality rate of 66% among patients under a month old, and 43% among those over a month old. [[Aden Gillett]] co-stars as Steve Bolsin, the whistleblower whose testimony first brought the scandal to public attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8531ab43|title=The Innocents (2000)|publisher=}}</ref>
'''''Innocents''''' is a British television [[medical drama]] film, written by Neil McKay and directed by [[Peter Kosminsky]], first broadcast on [[Channel 4]] on 1 October 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/sep/25/tvandradio.television1|title=Tears at bedtime|first=Mark|last=Lawson|date=25 September 2000|website=the Guardian}}</ref> as part of Channel 4's ''Doctors on Trial'' season.<ref>{{cite journal|url= |title=Innocents|first=Sean A.|last=Spence|date=30 September 2000|journal=BMJ|volume=321|issue=7264|pages=840|via=www.bmj.com|doi=10.1136/bmj.321.7264.840|pmid=11009536|pmc=1118631}}</ref> The film, based upon the [[Bristol heart scandal]] of the 1980s and 90s,<ref name="BHS Telegraph">Rebecca Smith (29 July 2010) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100804011828/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7914795/Bristol-heart-scandal.html Bristol heart scandal]" ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''. Accessed 28 August 2011.</ref> stars [[Tim Pigott-Smith]] as James Wisheart and [[Madhav Sharma]] as Janarda Dhasmana, who whilst working together to perform 33 [[Arterial switch operation|arterial-switch operations]], drew up a mortality rate of 66% among patients under a month old, and 43% among those over a month old. [[Aden Gillett]] co-stars as Steve Bolsin, the whistleblower whose testimony first brought the scandal to public attention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8531ab43|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505212340/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8531ab43|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2018|title=The Innocents (2000)|publisher=}}</ref>


The film broadcast in the [[United States]] as part of PBS' ''Masterpiece Theatre'' strand on 6 May 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/06/arts/television-review-uncovering-the-coverup-of-a-medical-scandal-in-britain.html|title=TELEVISION REVIEW; Uncovering the Coverup of a Medical Scandal in Britain|first=Anita|last=Gates|date=6 May 2002|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' review of the film commented that "Neil McKay's script captures the intelligent persuasiveness of the surgeons and the twisted rationales employed by fairly good people doing bad things. Obviously there is no shortage of human drama in this story, and the scenes of parents reacting to news about their babies are almost painfully real. Eventually the confused drama within the infirmary becomes gripping, too." The film was nominated for an international [[Emmy Award]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independenttalent.com/writers/neil-mckay/|title=Neil McKay - Independent Talent|publisher=}}</ref>
The film broadcast in the [[United States]] as part of PBS' ''Masterpiece Theatre'' strand on 6 May 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/06/arts/television-review-uncovering-the-coverup-of-a-medical-scandal-in-britain.html|title=TELEVISION REVIEW; Uncovering the Coverup of a Medical Scandal in Britain|first=Anita|last=Gates|work=The New York Times |date=6 May 2002|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' review of the film commented that "Neil McKay's script captures the intelligent persuasiveness of the surgeons and the twisted rationales employed by fairly good people doing bad things. Obviously there is no shortage of human drama in this story, and the scenes of parents reacting to news about their babies are almost painfully real. Eventually the confused drama within the infirmary becomes gripping, too." The film was nominated for an international [[Emmy Award]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independenttalent.com/writers/neil-mckay/|title=Neil McKay - Independent Talent|publisher=}}</ref>


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* Joanne Howarth as Rosemary Jones
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* [[Allin Kempthorne]] as Paul Bradley
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* [[Dawn McDaniel]] as Kay Armstrong
* Dawn McDaniel as Kay Armstrong
* [[Darren Morfitt]] as William Booth
* [[Darren Morfitt]] as William Booth
* [[Pooky Quesnel]] as Michaela Willis
* [[Pooky Quesnel]] as Michaela Willis
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This article is about the 2000 British television film. For similar uses, see The Innocents § Film and television.
Innocents
GenreMedical drama
Written byNeil McKay
Directed byPeter Kosminsky
StarringTim Pigott-Smith
Madhav Sharma
Aden Gillett
Emma Cunniffe
Andy Snowden
Kate Redshaw
Adie Allen
Gillian Bevan
Roger Brierley
ComposerDebbie Wiseman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersMichele Buck
Tim Vaughan
ProducerHelga Dowie
CinematographyDavid Higgs
EditorChris Ridsdale
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesUnited Television
Stonehenge Films
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release1 October 2000 (2000-10-01)

Innocents is a British television medical drama film, written by Neil McKay and directed by Peter Kosminsky, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 1 October 2000[1] as part of Channel 4's Doctors on Trial season.[2] The film, based upon the Bristol heart scandal of the 1980s and 90s,[3] stars Tim Pigott-Smith as James Wisheart and Madhav Sharma as Janarda Dhasmana, who whilst working together to perform 33 arterial-switch operations, drew up a mortality rate of 66% among patients under a month old, and 43% among those over a month old. Aden Gillett co-stars as Steve Bolsin, the whistleblower whose testimony first brought the scandal to public attention.[4]

The film broadcast in the United States as part of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre strand on 6 May 2002.[5] The New York Times review of the film commented that "Neil McKay's script captures the intelligent persuasiveness of the surgeons and the twisted rationales employed by fairly good people doing bad things. Obviously there is no shortage of human drama in this story, and the scenes of parents reacting to news about their babies are almost painfully real. Eventually the confused drama within the infirmary becomes gripping, too." The film was nominated for an international Emmy Award in 2001.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ Lawson, Mark (25 September 2000). "Tears at bedtime". the Guardian.
  2. ^ Spence, Sean A. (30 September 2000). "Innocents". BMJ. 321 (7264): 840. doi:10.1136/bmj.321.7264.840. PMC 1118631. PMID 11009536 – via www.bmj.com.
  3. ^ Rebecca Smith (29 July 2010) "Bristol heart scandal" The Telegraph. Accessed 28 August 2011.
  4. ^ "The Innocents (2000)". Archived from the original on May 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Gates, Anita (6 May 2002). "TELEVISION REVIEW; Uncovering the Coverup of a Medical Scandal in Britain". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "Neil McKay - Independent Talent".
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