 Single mother Gemma Peppe has had Hepatitis C for 17 years. She is one of half a million in the UK alone - although many are unaware that they have it. She has finally decided to seek treatment. This film follows her during her year of treatment and shows the impact it has on her relationship with her teenage son Louie. |  Penicillin is the most ground-breaking discovery in the history of medicine, a drug that could cure people of the most dreaded infections. But abuse and overuse allowed many pathogenic bacteria to outwit the miracle drug. Today resistant bacteria are winning the battle against antibiotics as a whole and the development of new medicines has reached almost a standstill. Using archive footage and expert witnesses, this fascinating programme tells the whole sorry tale from start to finish. |
