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2006 Certificate 15
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Patrick Stowe is head of a fertility clinic where he and his staff try to bring babies to childless couples by IVF. In this first series Patrick tries to help two couples who have had several unsuccessful attempts at IVF and other fertility treatments. A mother discovers she has left it too late to have a baby naturally and .. Read more

Starring Trevor Eve, Michelle Collins, Claire Skinner, Dominic Rowan
Director John Strickland
Genres Drama

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The Family Man

Patrick Stowe is head of a fertility clinic where he and his staff try to bring babies to childless couples by IVF. In this first series Patrick tries to help two couples who have had several unsuccessful attempts at IVF and other fertility treatments. A mother discovers she has left it too late to have a baby naturally and enlists the help of the clinic and a student to be the surrogate mother. Then there is a couple who is finding it hard to cope after the tragic death of their only son.

Starring Trevor Eve, Michelle Collins, Claire Skinner, Dominic Rowan, Katy Cavanagh, Lee Ross, Sara Powell, Lennie James
Director John Strickland
Studio IMC VISION
Run time DVD: 3 hrs
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 05 Jun 2006
Production year: 2006
Format DVD
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    Rated - 3 stars

    Started well... then a silly predictable ending

    This would have been an excellent mini series had it not been for the silly, but happy ending. Good for Trevor Eve fans, though.

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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Started well... then a silly predictable ending

    This would have been an excellent mini series had it not been for the silly, but happy ending. Good for Trevor Eve fans, though.

      • A customer from Surrey
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    • Patrick Stowe is head of a fertility clinic where he and his staff try to bring babies to childless couples by IVF. In this first series Patrick tries to help two couples who have had several ...