Don't Take My Baby

Don't Take My Baby

60 mins | Drama | July 20, 2015

Factual drama which tells the story of a disabled couple's agonising struggle to keep their newborn baby. Based on real-life testimony, this emotional tale will call viewers' prejudices and beliefs about the disabled community and society as a whole into question, as we learn about a situation many disabled couples find themselves in as new parents. Can 21-year-old wheelchair user Anna and partially-sighted Tom provide the care and attention their daughter needs, or will social worker Belinda have to consider alternative care?

Don't Take My Baby

60 mins | Drama | July 20, 2015

Don't Take My Baby
Factual drama which tells the story of a disabled couple's agonising struggle to keep their newborn baby. Based on real-life testimony, this emotional tale will call viewers' prejudices and beliefs about the disabled community and society as a whole into question, as we learn about a situation many disabled couples find themselves in as new parents. Can 21-year-old wheelchair user Anna and partially-sighted Tom provide the care and attention their daughter needs, or will social worker Belinda have to consider alternative care?
Producers BBC Documentaries Production
Original title Don't Take My Baby
Directors Ian Andrew, Ben Anthony
Writers Jack Thorne

Cast

Ruth Madeley

as Anna Watson

Adam Long

as Tom Spencer

Wunmi Mosaku

as Belinda

Julia Ford

as Laura

Sarah Niles

as Claire

Ross Grant

as Mike

Marie Critchley

as Tom's Mum

Liam O'Carroll

as Tom's Dad

Daniel Cerqueira

as Simon

William Chubb

as Dr Marcuson

Neil D'Souza

as GP

Jill Buchanan

as Nurse - Premature Baby Unit

Sophie Duval

as Anaesthetist

Tiaa Jennings

as Nurse