BBC2 Play of the Week

On Giant's Shoulders (2x12)

: 28, 1979

Dramatisation of the true story of a childless couple who adopted a Thalidomide child, Terry Wiles, and encounter scepticism and opposition from the friends. Terry Wiles plays himself. The title is taken from a quotation by George Herbert (1593-1633): "A Dwarf on Giant's shoulders sees farther of the two".