To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journey that weaves the extraordinary story of the birthing of Nye Bevan's vision of free healthcare for all people with personal stories of the NHS in British society today.
Cast
Mali Jenkins
Self - Narrator (voice)
Michael Sheen
Porter
Eve Myles
Domestic Assistant
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Patient
Siân Phillips
Patient
Jonathan Pryce
Retired Neurosurgeon
George MacKay
Father
Arsher Ali
Junior Doctor
Nia Roberts
Midwife
Martin Freeman
Consultant Cardiologist
Susan Wokoma
Junior Doctor
Celia Imrie
Patient
Tamsin Greig
GP
Michelle Fairley
Intensive Care Nurse
Suzanne Packer
Coronary Care Nurse
Lesley Manville
Consultant Psychiatrist
Aneirin Hughes
Anaesthetist
Rhashan Stone
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Meera Syal
District Nurse
Elysia Welch
Nurse
Memet Ali Alabora
A&E Consultant
Nikki Amuka-Bird
A&E Consultant
Michelle Collins
Maternity Admin
Lolita Chakrabarti
O&G Surgeon
Shelley Rees
SCBU Nurse
Pınar Öğün
Geriatric Nurse
Garyn Williams
Patient
Nasser Memarzia
Professor Haboubi
Crew
Pip Broughton
Director
Owen Sheers
Writer
Joe Williams
Script Editor
Kevin Jones
Editor
Steve Lawes
Director of Photography
Adrian Bate
Producer
Eirlys Hatcher
Line Producer
Tim Dickel
Production Design
Sam Jones
Casting
Sarah-Jane Perez
Costume Design
Alyn Waterman
Makeup Designer
Barbara Roberts
Makeup Artist
Paul Andrews
Second Unit Director of Photography
Laurence Love Greed
Original Music Composer
Heulwen Jones
Script Supervisor
Alison Adams
Art Direction
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