Joy
Drama
Three pioneers, one vision: the birth of IVF.
A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.
2024-11-15
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Cast
Bill Nighy as Patrick Steptoe
James Norton as Robert Edwards
Thomasin McKenzie as Jean Purdy
Charlie Murphy as Trisha Johnson
Rish Shah as Arun
Cecily Cleeve as Caroline
Eoin Duffy as Colin
Mariam Haque as Marie
Abbiegail Mills as Meg (Older)
Joanna Scanlan as Gladys May
Tanya Moodie as Muriel
Ella Bruccoleri as Lesley Brown
Douggie McMeekin as John Brown
Miles Jupp as George
Louisa Harland as Rachel
Toby Williams as Mr. Miller
Adrian Lukis as Professor Mason
Surinder Duhra as Mr. Sandhu
Robert Wilfort as Reverend Paulson
Ruth Madeley as Maggie
Jemima Rooper as Ruth Edwards
Harriet Cains as Gail
David Atkins as Harry
Justin Edwards as Michael Barratt
Anastasia Hille as Sheila Howarth
Richard Durden as Sir Norman Jeffcoate
Pip Torrens as Roger Short
Nicholas Rowe as James Watson
Simon Paisley Day as Brian Baines
Ashna Rabheru as Sally
Emily Fairn as Lily
Carla Harrison-Hodge as Alice
Peter Sandys-Clarke as John Webster
Michael Keogh as Reporter 1