John's Not Mad

John's Not Mad

1989•28m•4.8/10
Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb
4.8/10(3)

John's Not Mad is a QED documentary made by the BBC in 1989. It was ranked, in a British public poll, as one of the 50 Greatest Documentaries. The film shadows John Davidson, a 15-year-old from Galashiels in Scotland, who had severe Tourette syndrome. John's life was explored in terms of his family and the close-knit community around him, and how they all coped with a misunderstood condition.

Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Available in Your Library

Cast

Eleanor Bron

Eleanor Bron

Narrator (voice)

John Davidson

John Davidson

Self

Heather Davidson

Self

Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks

Self

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