In Cold Blood

The International Emmy-winning ITV documentary

In Cold Blood follows my search for the truth about how my father and thousands of other people with haemophilia were infected with HIV and hepatitis viruses through infected blood products.

Broadcast as part of ITV’s Exposure strand in September 2020, the documentary brings together personal testimony, historical records and newly uncovered evidence to examine the greatest treatment scandal in british history and the decades-long struggle to uncover what happened.

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International recognition

In 2021, In Cold Blood won the International Emmy Award for Current Affairs.

The documentary was also:

  • Shortlisted for Best Current Affairs Documentary at the Grierson Awards

  • Shortlisted for Best History Documentary at the Grierson Awards

  • Shortlisted for Best Documentary Programme at the Broadcast Awards

  • Shortlisted for Best Documentary at the Amnesty International Media Awards

  • Shortlisted for Best Current Affairs at the Royal Television Society Awards

Documentary details

  • Title: In Cold Blood

  • Series: ITV Exposure

  • Original broadcast: 27 September 2020

  • Produced by: Darlow Smithson Productions for ITV

  • Award: International Emmy Award for Current Affairs, 2021

  • Director: Marcus Plowright

  • IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13216460/