Channel 4’s heartwrenching drama The Cure is on TONIGHT at 9pm – but who’s in the cast and what is it about?
GET the tissues ready as Channel 4's The Cure is bound to see tears before bedtime.
This one-off drama is on tonight (December 19) and has a heartbreaking plot which is based on a true story.
What is The Cure about?
The Cure charts the real life scandal at Stafford Hospital which came to national attention in 2008.
Conditions of horrendous neglect saw patients left for hours in soiled sheets, with no pain relief, desperately dehydrated, in filthy wards and routinely ignored by staff.
The film is told from the perspective of Julie Bailey, a local woman who witnessed the appalling conditions first hand when her elderly mother was admitted for a routine hernia procedure.
The drama follows Julie’s story, the unforeseen divisions in the local community that resulted from her campaign and the official investigation into the hospital.
Julie, who went on to be awarded a CBE, formed a campaign group with other locals who had also lost loved ones called Cure the NHS.
Together they exposed the dangers at the hospital in order to hold those responsible to account and ultimately force a public inquiry.
How can I watch The Cure?
The Cure is on TONIGHT (December 19, 2019).
It starts at 9pm and airs for 90 minutes on Channel 4.
It will then be available to stream on All4, for any of those who were unable to tune in for its premiere.
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Who has been cast in The Cure in Channel 4?
The Cure is directed by Bruce Goodison based on a script by Amanda Duke.
- Sian Brooks (Sherlock, The Moorside) stars in the lead role as Julie Bailey.
- Sue Johnston (The Royle Family, Downton Abbey) plays Julia's mother Bella Bailey.
- Broadchurch star Hannah Rae takes of the role of Julie's daughter Hanna.
- Tamla Kari (The Musketeers, Britannia) plays compassionate nurse Helene.
The rest of the cast includes Alex Macqueen as Martin Yeates, Elizabeth Rider as Toni Brisby and Georgie Glen as Dr Heather Wood.
Simon Armstrong plays Philip Jones, Sandra Huggett stars as Nurse Botham while Ranjit Krishnamma plays Mr Salim and Noof McEwan stars as Mr Mohindra.