Hi everyone,
Last week there was a 3 part series called Murphy's law (actor James Nesbit)- basically an undercover cop drama (quite brutal - had to cover my eyes and ask hubby when I could look at the tv again so may not have been everyone's cup of tea). Anyway, it had an underlying story about the cop character - his Mum has some form of dementia and it showed how his Dad wasn't able to cope looking after her anymore and the heartache of her going into care.
There wasn't a great deal of focus on it - but it did show what I think are firsts on a TV programme - references to his Mum saying "I want to go home" whilst she was at home - and obviously again when she went into care.
Also a brief violent outbreak (slapped her son across the face and told him off). Losing her necklace. It showed how his dad was very upset about not being able to care for her. And it showed how difficult it was for the cop character being away from home. It was very moving at the end (won't say anything in case you haven't seen it and get to watch it - be warned though the key story line is quite disturbing).
I wondered whether anyone saw this - my Dad hasn't been diagnosed yet - but has some STM problems - so without first hand experience I'm not sure if it was a good potrayal or not (my learning from TP - no two situations seem to be the same but some do have similarities). But if it is a good portrayal it would be great that the media are starting to improve? Plus again - a bit more publicity can't be a bad thing (as long as it is the right type and for the right reasons???).
Anyway - just wondered if anyone else saw it, and would be interested in your views.
Apologies if you have already discussed this - I tried a search on the TP forum but didn't find it anywhere.
All the best
Gromit.
x
Last week there was a 3 part series called Murphy's law (actor James Nesbit)- basically an undercover cop drama (quite brutal - had to cover my eyes and ask hubby when I could look at the tv again so may not have been everyone's cup of tea). Anyway, it had an underlying story about the cop character - his Mum has some form of dementia and it showed how his Dad wasn't able to cope looking after her anymore and the heartache of her going into care.
There wasn't a great deal of focus on it - but it did show what I think are firsts on a TV programme - references to his Mum saying "I want to go home" whilst she was at home - and obviously again when she went into care.
Also a brief violent outbreak (slapped her son across the face and told him off). Losing her necklace. It showed how his dad was very upset about not being able to care for her. And it showed how difficult it was for the cop character being away from home. It was very moving at the end (won't say anything in case you haven't seen it and get to watch it - be warned though the key story line is quite disturbing).
I wondered whether anyone saw this - my Dad hasn't been diagnosed yet - but has some STM problems - so without first hand experience I'm not sure if it was a good potrayal or not (my learning from TP - no two situations seem to be the same but some do have similarities). But if it is a good portrayal it would be great that the media are starting to improve? Plus again - a bit more publicity can't be a bad thing (as long as it is the right type and for the right reasons???).
Anyway - just wondered if anyone else saw it, and would be interested in your views.
Apologies if you have already discussed this - I tried a search on the TP forum but didn't find it anywhere.
All the best
Gromit.
x