Jane Horrocks stars as Deborah, a woman whose children are born with spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic condition that usually means death within the first two years. Scripted and produced by Jack Emery , this monologue takes the form of a statement to police officers investigating the death of Deborah's second child. "I wanted to get the feeling of a documentary, " says
Horrocks, Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous and the bulimic Nicola in Mike Leigh 's Life Is Sweet.
"The challenge was to be as real as possible, so I didn't learn the script verbatim. When I stumble over words or paraphrase things, it sounds more real." Director Betsan Moris-Evans
A Drama House production for BBCtv
INFORMATION: acounselling organisation for those affected by spinal muscular atrophy, the Jennifer Trust , supports research by the Muscular Dystrophy Group. Call 07 1 -[number removed]for details.
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