The Children Act

Synopsis

In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.

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Cast

Emma Thompson

Fiona Maye

Stanley Tucci

Jack Maye

Fionn Whitehead

Adam Henry

Ben Chaplin

Kevin Henry

Jason Watkins

Nigel Pauling

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Amadia Kalu

Anthony Calf

Mark Berner

Rosie Cavaliero

Marina Green

Eileen Walsh

Naomi Henry

Nicholas Jones

Professor Carter

Rupert Vansittart

Sherwood Runcie

Reena Lalbihari

Samaira

Dominic Carter

Roger

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Paul Kemble

Keith

Daniel Fritz

German Journalist

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Grace Crawford

Usher

Sarah Somerville

Associate

Syreeta Kumar

Moira

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Avital Abergel

Twins' Mother

Raphael Desprez

Twins' Father

Crew

Art

• Sara Wan Set Decoration
• Peter Francis Production Design
• Darren Tubby Art Direction
• Sue Whitaker Art Direction
• Astrid Sieben Supervising Art Director
• Jono Moles Construction Manager
• Noel Cowell Property Master
• Frances Bennett Graphic Designer
• Roya Fraser Assistant Set Decoration
• Lucy Moles Construction Coordinator
• Matt Curtis Title Designer

Camera

• Andrew Dunn Director of Photography
• Helen Fraser Second Assistant Camera
• Peter Ayriss Drone Pilot
• Ossie McLean Steadicam Operator
• Sebastian Barraclough First Assistant "B" Camera
• Elliot Purvis Second Assistant "A" Camera
• Andrew Dunn Camera Operator
• Nick Wall Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• Fotini Dimou Costume Design
• Doone Forsyth Makeup & Hair
• Rebecca Cole Makeup & Hair
• Naomi Donne Makeup & Hair
• Ann Taylor Assistant Costume Designer
• Tessa Phillips Costume Supervisor

Crew

• Gisela Evert Post Production Supervisor
• Emma Davie Unit Publicist

Directing

• Richard Eyre Director
• Nic Pringle Third Assistant Director
• Neil Wallace First Assistant Director
• George Batchelor Third Assistant Director
• Susanna Lenton Script Supervisor

Editing

• Dan Farrell Editor
• Helena Evans First Assistant Editor

Lighting

• David Tyler Gaffer

Production

• Arron Cuthbertson Extras Casting
• Duncan Kenworthy Producer
• Joe Oppenheimer Executive Producer
• Charles Moore Executive Producer
• Beth Pattinson Executive Producer
• Ben Browning Executive Producer
• Glen Basner Executive Producer
• Annabelle Hood Production Assistant
• Celia Duval Co-Producer
• Monique Mussell Production Manager
• Nina Gold Casting
• Martin Ware Casting Associate

Sound

• Stephen Warbeck Original Music Composer
• Adam Bourne Foley Editor
• Brendan Nicholson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Nick Freemantle Sound Effects Editor
• Andrew Glen Music Editor
• Peter Burgis Foley Artist
• Andrew Caller Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Emilie O'Connor ADR & Dubbing
• Terry Davies Conductor
• Jemma Riley-Tolch Foley Editor
• Glen Gathard Foley Mixer
• Gillian Dodders Dialogue Editor

Visual Effects

• Chris Reynolds Special Effects Supervisor
• Steve Street Visual Effects Supervisor

Writing

• Ian McEwan Writer

Photos