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40 Minutes: Mixed Blessings

on BBC Two England

Two women, Margaret Wheeler and Blanche Rylatt, go into a nursing home to have their babies - both of them girls. The mothers strike up a friendship, gossiping late into the night. But the next morning things start to go wrong. Margaret is convinced she's been given Blanche's baby.
So begins an extraordinary story of heartache and humour, of friendship and maternal love. Had they got the wrong babies? The Rylatts refused even to consider the possibility of a mistake; besides, they had grown to love their changeling child....
A stunning story - DAILY MIRROR Perfect drama - THE INDEPENDENT
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Subject:
Margaret Wheeler
Subject:
Blanche Rylatt
Producer:
Jonathan Gili
40 Minutes Editor:
Edward Mirzoeff

BBC Two England

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