Screening

Screening

9 mins | Drama | Nov. 20, 2020

Once Upon a Time 4 years ago, a scientific advisor gets hit by the full farce of the government she's trying to help. Shot and edited remotely during lockdown, an all-star cast brilliantly bring to life the story of a disease expert who is wading through the treacle of government bureaucracy. Can she persuade the powers-that-be that we actually do need experts? And that ignoring the science can have deadly, global consequences...

Screening

9 mins | Drama | Nov. 20, 2020

Screening
Once Upon a Time 4 years ago, a scientific advisor gets hit by the full farce of the government she's trying to help. Shot and edited remotely during lockdown, an all-star cast brilliantly bring to life the story of a disease expert who is wading through the treacle of government bureaucracy. Can she persuade the powers-that-be that we actually do need experts? And that ignoring the science can have deadly, global consequences...
Producers
Original title Screening
Directors Christian Brassington
Writers Christian Brassington

Cast

Joanna Horton

as Professor Helen Downing

Stephen Mangan

as Mathew

David Tennant

as Timothy

Georgia Tennant

as Prime Minister

Sarah Reynolds

as Mathew's wife