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Hi, yes it's a shame it's not easier to get hold of a copy. --miller; i've searched forums, hospital libraries, torrents, youtube, attempted to contact some of the people involved in the making of the documentary etc etc and to no avail. I guess that it is not in high demand, despite critics rating it as so important an expose on asylums. That said, it is pretty unusual to not be able to track down a documentary in this day and age. I imagine that the NHS are in no rush to dredge up the past; It's most likely a heart breakingly depressing watch and certainly wont paint the nhs in the sort of light that they'd wish to be seen thesedays. Certainly if anyone wanted to chip in and buy a copy then I would be interested. Of course, copying that and distributing it between ourselves would be strictly against the law and I couldn't condone it ;-0

Hi Amy - after searching low and high I tracked down a copy with these people http://www.bfi.org.uk/about/contact.html the only way to view it is on their premises in London. You call them in advance and they book a time slot and provide you with a viewing cubicle and headphones etc. So it's not an easy task, but it's a rare piece so it's probably worth it. Joe

Oooh, crikey. It hadn't occurred that may have been well before VCR's were commonplace.

I have been trying to track down 'The Secret Hospital' - a 2 part documentary aired in 1979 (Yorkshire television) Rampton: THE BIG HOUSE (22/5/79) Eastdale: THE WAY OUT (23/5/79) And followed in 1986 with a third part: Len Harding: BORN A NUMBER. I've tried archives, my libraries and trawled the internet and had no luck; short of writing to the producer, who now has a senior position with the BBC and is probably very busy, I can't think what else to do! If anyone here has this (I don't think it was ever available for general release) I would be eternally grateful if I were able to send me a copy or allow me to copy the original. I would of course cover any costs. Hope someone can help thankyou FC x