| 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 |
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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.[1][2] 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.