ITV drama about infected blood scandal ‘could be harrowing story’
by Charlotte McLaughlin
Feb 22, 2024
4 minutes
A man affected by the infected blood scandal has said a forthcoming ITV drama will tell a “very compelling and harrowing story” if it portrays the case “faithfully”.
Richard Warwick, 59, received blood products to treat his haemophilia, a clotting condition, when he attended Treloar’s school for disabled children in Hampshire.
He later discovered he was infected as a child with hepatitis B and had contracted HIV.
ITV announced on Thursday that it had given the go-ahead to a drama about the infected blood scandal, after the success of the channel’s series about Post Office workers fighting for justice.
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