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This Little Life

This Little Life

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.

Release Date:
2003-03-19
Runtime:
80 minutes
Movie Genres:
Drama
Directed by:
Sarah Gavron
Written by:
Francesca Franklyn Rosemary Kay Howard Schuman
Produced by:
BBC Common Features Studio of the North Yorkshire Media Production Agency (YMPA)
Original Language:
English

Starring:

Kate Ashfield
Kate Ashfield
as Sadie MacGregor
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan
as Neonatologist
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Anthony Borrows
as Luke
Sian Reeves
Sian Reeves
as Glenda
Alan Stocks
Alan Stocks
as Alan
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Corinne Skinner-Carter
as Midwife
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Alexis Tuttle
as Doctor at Birth
Emma Lowndes
Emma Lowndes
as Nurse at Birth
Linda Bassett
Linda Bassett
as Nurse Nina
Shauna Shim
Shauna Shim
as Nurse Janey
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Gerry Hinks
as Richie's Father
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Judi Jones
as Richie's Mother
Caroline O'Neill
Caroline O'Neill
as Nurse Babs
Archie Panjabi
Archie Panjabi
as Niala
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Zara Bridget Bell
as Baby Luke
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Frasier Cordon
as Baby Luke
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Rebecca Jade Evans
as Baby Luke
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Joshua Freeman
as Baby Luke
Rani Moorthy
Rani Moorthy
as Registrar at Birth
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Bernard Nagle
as Sadie's Dad
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Sarah Raymond
as Temporary Nurse
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Leon Sellers
as Baby Luke
David Morrissey
David Morrissey
as Richie MacGregor