Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
| Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Peter Harness |
| Story by | Peter Guinness |
| Directed by | Justin Hardy |
| Starring | Bill Paterson Mark Gatiss Kenneth Cranham Charlotte Riley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Patrick Spence |
| Producer | Susan Horth |
| Cinematography | Douglas Hartington |
| Editor | Alastair Reid |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Hardy Pictures Hardy and Sons |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Four |
| Release | 5 August 2009 |
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen is a 2009 television drama. It is a dramatization of Dr James Niven's attempts to deal with the Spanish flu, a 1918-1920 flu pandemic, in Manchester. It was written by Peter Harness and it starred Bill Paterson as Niven, along with Mark Gatiss, Kenneth Cranham and Charlotte Riley. It was first broadcast on BBC Four on 5 August 2009.