The Truth About Hawaii

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Jocelyn Brassington

Christine Bottomley

Robin Laing

Oliver Emanuel

Kirsty Williams

The Truth About Hawaii by Oliver Emanuel: 9. The Accident

9. The Accident

The Truth About Hawaii by Oliver Emanuel

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An everyday scratch turns a family's world upside down.

Sarah’s parents are on the hospital roof at night – can they save her life or is it time to say goodbye? Starring Robin Laing.

Sarah is 10 years old. She scratched her knee and developed an infection. When the infection threatened her life, her parents agreed to have her leg amputated. The amputation hasn't stopped the infection and Sarah only has days to live... 

It's past midnight, her parents stand on the roof of the hospital. 

One of them thinks there's a way to save their daughter's life, the other thinks it's time to say goodbye...

Oliver Emanuel's potent and playful drama set in a near-future in which doctors can no longer prescribe antibiotics.

Sarah ......	Jocelyn Brassington
Lizzie ......	Christine Bottomley
David ......	Robin Laing

Developed through Wellcome Experimental Stories in consultation with Professor Joanna Coast and Dr Adam Roberts.

Director: Kirsty Williams.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.

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Oliver Emanuel's potent and playful drama about a world without antibiotics.

Oliver Emanuel's potent and playful drama set in a near future where antibiotics are no longer available.

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