This Little Life

This Little Life

2003
⏱️ 80 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
A powerful one-off drama written by Rosemary Kay , winner of the BBC's Dennis Potter award for new screenwriting. Sadie and Richie MacGregor are thrown into the terrifying world of neo-natal intensive care when their son Luke is born prematurely. Willed on by his desperate parents, he gradually grows in strength - but as Sadie develops a unique bond with her son, her relationship with Richie begins to suffer.

Cast

Kate Ashfield
Kate Ashfield
Sadie MacGregor
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan
Neonatologist
Anthony Borrows
Anthony Borrows
Luke
Sian Reeves
Sian Reeves
Glenda
Alan Stocks
Alan Stocks
Alan
Corinne Skinner-Carter
Corinne Skinner-Carter
Midwife

Crew

Director
Sarah Gavron
Writer
Rosemary Kay
Producer
Stewart Mackinnon, Jeremy Howe, David M. Thompson

Production

BBC, Common Features, Studio of the North, Yorkshire Media Production Agency (YMPA)