Fight Cancer
| Fight Cancer | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Richard Trayler-Smith |
| Presented by | Martyn Lewis Lynne Perrie |
| Starring | Russ Conway Barbara Kelly Diane Moran |
| Country of origin | United kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sarah Brewster |
| Camera setup | Ashley Rowe |
| Production company | Prospect Pictures for BBC TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 12 October – 23 November 1989 |
Fight Cancer is a 6-part health series challenging the negative attitudes that surround cancer.[1] It was transmitted on BBC1 in 1989 and was presented by newscaster Martyn Lewis and actress Lynne Perrie, a cancer survivor. Perrie and Lewis travelled around Britain talking to other survivors.[2]
The first episode was broadcast on BBC One on 12 October 1989, and in it, celebrities Russ Conway, Barbara Kelly and Diane Moran described their battles with cancer and their hopes for the future.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "BFI Film & TV Database: Fight Cancer". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (27 March 2006). "Lynne Perrie - Obituaries - News - The Independent". The Independent. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
Thirteen years after undergoing two operations for cervical cancer, she co-presented a health programme, Fight Cancer (1989), with the newscaster Martyn Lewis, in which she travelled around Britain talking to other survivors.
- ^ "BBC Genome: Fight Cancer". British Film Institute. 12 October 1989. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
External links[edit]
- Fight Cancer at IMDb
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