Told by the mothers and children who were separated from one another, this landmark documentary reveals the full scale of the UK's forced adoption scandal. Over four decades, 250,000 unmarried mothers were forced by the British state to give up their babies. Their first-hand accounts expose the system that tore families apart, its lasting impact, and the fight to uncover the truth that led to a moment of national reckoning.

Keir Starmer
as self (archive footage)

Marion McMillan
as self

Ann Keen
as self

Joan Chambers
as self

Mark Lloyd-Fox
as self

Judy
as self

Wes Cuell
as self

Marion Scott
as self

Dr. Michael Lambert
as self