
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen
Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen is a 2009 television drama. It deals with Dr James Niven's attempts to deal with the 1918 flu pandemic in Manchester. Its screenplay 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.
Release Date: 2009-08-05
Drama
TV Movie
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Official website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lz31y
Casts

Mark Gatiss
as Ernest Dunks

Charlotte Riley
as Peggy Lytton

Bill Paterson
as Dr James Niven

Raffey Cassidy
as Ellen

Paul Freeman
as Sir Arthur Newsholme

Kenneth Cranham
as MJ O'Loughlin

Ian Mercer
as Stanford