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Joy

3 trailblazers: a young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media, and medical establishment in their pursuit of the world's first 'test tube baby,' Louise Joy Brown.

Director

Ben Taylor

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

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Production

Wildgaze Films,Pathé

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https://www.netflix.com/title/81701716

Jean Purdy

Thomasin McKenzie

Arun

Bob Edwards

Julio

Professor Mason

Patrick Steptoe

Mr. Sandhu

Mr. Miller

Gladys May

Reverend Paulson

Muriel

Maggie

Meg

Josephine Jones

Ruth Edwards

Jenny

Caroline

Sarah

Lyllia-Rose Redmond

Anna

Alice

Carla Harrison-Hodge

Neil Robinson

Neil

Oliver Llewellyn Jenkins

Gail

Trisha Johnson

Harry

Kathy Gibson

Heather Agyepong

Michael Barratt

Sheena

John Graham

Jan

Mairi-Clare MacLean

Sheila Howarth

Anastasia Hille

Sir Norman Jeffcoate

Roger Short

Rachel

James Watson

Brian Baines

Simon Paisley Day

Receptionist

Sally

George

Colin

Lily

Campaign Girl

Madeleine Shenai

Meg (Older)

Abbiegail Mills

Marie

Lesley Brown

Ella Bruccoleri

John Brown

Douggie McMeekin

John Webster

Peter Sandys-Clarke

Reporter 1

Reporter 2

Glenn Cunningham

Security Guard

Dancer

Sara

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From research on rats and mice, - Joy

From research on rats and mice,

The sausage, - Joy

They used to stuff
their leftover meat scraps - Joy

They used to stuff their leftover meat scraps

Right. I think that's everyone. - Joy

Right. I think that's everyone.

Once we have stimulated it, - Joy

Once we have stimulated it,

If fertilization occurs,
we'll implant the embryo into you. - Joy

If fertilization occurs, we'll implant the embryo into ...

We will be injecting
into your bottom today, - Joy

We will be injecting into your bottom today,

If it's a boy, leave him at the door.
If it's money trouble, maybe we can help. - Joy

If it's a boy, leave him at the door. If it's mone...

You may dismiss it as a title,
but it means the world to me. - Joy

You may dismiss it as a title, but it means the world to me.

Do you know how many girls
come in here with their insides torn - Joy

Do you know how many girls come in here with their insides t...

That's all that matters to me,
and it should be all that matters to you. - Joy

That's all that matters to me, and it should be all tha...

Please welcome
controversial biologist - Joy

Please welcome controversial biologist

I'm just saying, there's a limit
to what you should put yourself through. - Joy

I'm just saying, there's a limit to what you shoul...

Impervious to... well, lots of things. - Joy

Impervious to... well, lots of things.

I'm actually working in bloods with Bob.
That could be his breakthrough. - Joy

I'm actually working in bloods with Bob. That could be ...

But... you're also a daughter, and, uh... - Joy

But... you're also a daughter, and, uh...

Can we just play
and talk about this another day? - Joy

Can we just play and talk about this another day?

It was just a temporary...
closing of the eyes. - Joy

It was just a temporary... closing of the eyes.

You aren't - Joy

Don't drain yourself dry
before we get to that point, will you? - Joy

Don't drain yourself dry before we get to that point, w...

But this, - Joy

Is it worth... You're at 5%.
Is it worth trying 8%, perhaps? - Joy

Is it worth... You're at 5%. Is it worth trying 8%, per...

And you're still confident
in Barry Bavister's miracle solution? - Joy

And you're still confident in Barry Bavister's mir...

"Sausages." - Joy

- You did fine.
- I just... This... - Joy

- You did fine. - I just... This...

♪ Now is the time for all good men
To get together with one another... ♪ - Joy

♪ Now is the time for all good men To get together with one ...

♪ Iron out their problems
And iron out their quarrels ♪ - Joy

♪ Iron out their problems And iron out their quarrels ♪

♪ And try hard to find peace within
Without stepping on... ♪ - Joy

♪ And try hard to find peace within Without stepping on... ♪...

♪ And do respect the women of the world
Just remember we all had mothers ♪ - Joy

♪ And do respect the women of the world Just remember we all...

But when we come in here, no offense, - Joy

But when we come in here, no offense,

And you are looking at my bum - Joy

And you are looking at my bum

It's just, - Joy

- Whatever's happening to you...
- Nothing's happening to me. - Joy

- Whatever's happening to you... - Nothing's happe...

Seventy human cells
growing outside the uterus in one embryo. - Joy

Seventy human cells growing outside the uterus in one embryo...

No more endless trips to Oldham.
No more separation from Ruth and the kids. - Joy

No more endless trips to Oldham. No more separation from Rut...

The Medical Research Council has to judge
both whether the work is possible - Joy

The Medical Research Council has to judge both whether the w...

For instance, have you considered
the concerns about the normality - Joy

For instance, have you considered the concerns about the nor...

Uh, name me one scientific advancement - Joy

Uh, name me one scientific advancement

We at the Medical Research Council
have expended considerable resources - Joy

We at the Medical Research Council have expended considerabl...

No doubt. If I may...
that is an entirely different argument. - Joy

No doubt. If I may... that is an entirely different argument...

No, what I take issue with
is the infertile being penalized - Joy

No, what I take issue with is the infertile being penalized

So is overpopulation.
But neither is the answer to the other. - Joy

So is overpopulation. But neither is the answer to the other...

Which brings us to the issue
of how many this will truly benefit. - Joy

Which brings us to the issue of how many this will truly ben...

This is a very specific problem,
which, let's face it, - Joy

This is a very specific problem, which, let's face it,

What you may not appreciate, Ms. Purdy, - Joy

What you may not appreciate, Ms. Purdy,

Tell me, doctor,
would this excite you more - Joy

Tell me, doctor, would this excite you more

What you are offering...
may seem exciting to you, - Joy

What you are offering... may seem exciting to you,

At the MRC,
the question we're constantly asking is, - Joy

At the MRC, the question we're constantly asking is,

There are women out there, lots of women,
who believe if they can't have kids, - Joy

There are women out there, lots of women, who believe if the...

Infertility is a disease,
and it is a brutal disease - Joy

Infertility is a disease, and it is a brutal disease

If you can't see that,
well, then, shame on you! - Joy

If you can't see that, well, then, shame on you!

"Shame on you." - Joy

"Shame on you."

What you said was right,
and we'd lost already by then. - Joy

What you said was right, and we'd lost already by then.

- No, we wanted it.
- We work in a hospital outbuilding. - Joy

- No, we wanted it. - We work in a hospital outbuilding.

It's a miracle it's heated,
let alone that we conduct science there. - Joy

It's a miracle it's heated, let alone that we cond...

You don't see your wife or kids.
I've lost my church and my mum. - Joy

You don't see your wife or kids. I've lost my chur...

Then I saw those so-called scientists
sitting there, passing judgment on us, - Joy

Then I saw those so-called scientists sitting there, passing...

Don't you two start getting on.
She's my friend. - Joy

Don't you two start getting on. She's my friend.

You never bring your husband here. - Joy

You never bring your husband here.

He whispered on our wedding day, - Joy

He whispered on our wedding day,

{\an8}I noticed. I, uh... I just wasn't sure
you'd want to be asked about them. - Joy

{\an8}I noticed. I, uh... I just wasn't sure you'd...

Asking you not to treat us like cattle,
and I'm treating you like a handkerchief. - Joy

Asking you not to treat us like cattle, and I'm treatin...

We've taken to calling ourselves
"the Ovum Club." - Joy

We've taken to calling ourselves "the Ovum Club.&q...

The HCG is setting
the other natural ovarian hormones awry. - Joy

The HCG is setting the other natural ovarian hormones awry.

We could try artificially boosting - Joy

We could try artificially boosting

- Why would I need your help?
- I don't want to assume or... interfere. - Joy

- Why would I need your help? - I don't want to assume ...

I also know we've never talked
about your situation and children. - Joy

I also know we've never talked about your situation and...

I suppose I may have made an assumption - Joy

I suppose I may have made an assumption

- Have you talked to someone?
- Once. He wasn't much use. - Joy

- Have you talked to someone? - Once. He wasn't much us...

- Will you allow me to examine you?
- No. - Joy

- Will you allow me to examine you? - No.

You're the best surgeon, Patrick.
I don't doubt that. - Joy

You're the best surgeon, Patrick. I don't doubt th...

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no ♪ - Joy

♪ No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no ♪

♪ Don't you know
I'm gonna skate right through? ♪ - Joy

♪ Don't you know I'm gonna skate right through? ♪...

I don't want to spoil the surprise, - Joy

I don't want to spoil the surprise,

Two kids, a home to make together, - Joy

Two kids, a home to make together,

A family man... with a good career. - Joy

A family man... with a good career.

But I'm not built
to be a family woman, Arun. - Joy

But I'm not built to be a family woman, Arun.

Telegram arrived last night
from Landrum Shettles. - Joy

Telegram arrived last night from Landrum Shettles.

Director of his very well-to-do
Manhattan hospital - Joy

Director of his very well-to-do Manhattan hospital

To expose it.
To... kill the possibility of it. - Joy

To expose it. To... kill the possibility of it.

But I'm not the most polished on TV,
and I have a... foolish tendency - Joy

But I'm not the most polished on TV, and I have a... fo...

There are few debates more fervid
than the one we discuss tonight. - Joy

There are few debates more fervid than the one we discuss to...

Nobel Prize winner
Professor James Watson and... - Joy

Nobel Prize winner Professor James Watson and...

You're opposed to these developments,
am I right? - Joy

You're opposed to these developments, am I right?

Oh, I am... never opposed
to developments in science, - Joy

Oh, I am... never opposed to developments in science,

Imagine the life of an abnormal child,
born as a result of this, - Joy

Imagine the life of an abnormal child, born as a result of t...

Allow it to live a disabled life, in pain, - Joy

Allow it to live a disabled life, in pain,

This is not about... this is not about
killing children. It is about making them. - Joy

This is not about... this is not about killing children. It ...

Uh, Dr... Dr. Edwards,
please allow Professor Watson to finish. - Joy

Uh, Dr... Dr. Edwards, please allow Professor Watson to fini...

I come from a generation of scientists
born under the shadow of Mengele. - Joy

I come from a generation of scientists born under the shadow...

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3 trailblazers: a young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media, and medical establishment in their pursuit of the world's first 'test tube baby,' Louise Joy Brown.

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Director: Ben Taylor

Writer: Jack Thorne, Rachel Mason, Emma Gordon

Production: Wildgaze Films,Pathé

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2024

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 22 Nov 2024

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81701716