UNMASKED

Revealing the face of heroes





Unmasked



Revealing the face of the heroes



A 6 part series giving a unique insight into the Covid-19 pandemic as seen through the eyes of 17 NHS workers and one patient. Interviewed by Dr Serena Haywood, Consultant at St Georges Hospital, London, colleagues talk freely about what it was to work through the peak of the pandemic. Dramatised by Serena Haywood and Joseph Lidster and read by some of the UK’s most well respected actors. The humanity of the heroes is fully Unmasked.

In association with St Georges Hospital Charity and St Georges Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


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Episodes





From the Chief Medical Officer to the cleaners, everyone has astory to tell. From April until June 2020 at the peak of the pandemic, eqaully heart-breaking and heart-warming, their lives will never be the same again.



Episode 1 - July 3rd. M and M. The Intensivists are preparing for the first mortality and morbidity meeting at the peak of the admissions with Covid-19 at St Georges. Anaesthetist Richard brings patients to intensive care, Aggie runs from one unit to another and military doctor, Jey is so busy, he hardly notices the clocks changing.


Episode 2 - July 10th. Juggling. In Bereavement Services, Jeni can't sleep, in the mortuary, Frazer is having to turn grieving relatives away and the aways cheerful Lead Medical Examiner, Nigel, has an argument with someone in Richmond Park.



Episode 3 - July 17th. Vitamin Sea. Junior doctor, Toby, feels so far from medical school even though it has only been 8 months since he qualified, Palliative Care Specialist Nurse Rosemary dreams of The Irish Sea and Dave just wants to help.


July 24th. The Backbone. Contract cleaner Maureen and her boss, Rosana have lost three colleagues but are still positive whilst Brijesh, Deputy Portering Manager has to get the BBC onto the helipad to film the Thursday clapping.



July 31st. Family. Mark is, in his own words a warrior. One moment he can’t catch his breath then 3 months later he wakes up in ITU. Bhelyne is his nurse who hasn’t hugged her children in 8 weeks. Surgeon Shabnam loses her father in law and isn’t allowed to say goodbye in person.



August 7th. The Sentinels. Ben thought security in a hospital would be easier that a police officer in Croydon but he wasn’t expecting the raw emotion. Richard, the Chief Medical Officer catches his breath on his rooftop terrace whilst paediatrician Serena is redeployed to the medical examiners office, whispers goodbye to the departed and wonders why her baking keeps failing.



the episodes



Their stories



Episode 1


M & M




Dr Jeyanathan Jeyasankar, Consultant Intensive Care Medicine, Lt Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps, Defence Medical Service is played by Sushil Chudasama

Dr Agnieszka Crerar-Gilbert, Senior Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia is played by Ania Sowinska

Dr Richard Hartopp, Anaesthetic Consultant is played by Tom Michael Blythe

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Episode 2


Vitamin Sea




Rosemary Doherty - End of Life Care Education Lead is played by Lorraine Horgan

David Woodruff - Project Manager is played by Matt Wilkinson

Dr Toby Webster - Doctor in Training, F1 is played by Wilf Scolding

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Episode 3


Juggling




Jeni Griffith - Bereavement Assistant is played by Doña Croll

Frazer Rowlings-Ward - Senior Anatomical Pathology Technologist is played by

Warren Taylor

Dr Nigel Kennea - Neonatal Intensive Care Consultant, Lead Medical Examiner is played by Simon Chandler

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Episode 4


The Backbone




Rosana Ikeji - Mitie Contract Cleaner Manager is played by Ayesha Antoine

Maureen Oliver - Mitie Contract Cleaner is played by Susan Lawson Reynolds

Brijesh Shah - Deputy Portering Manager is played by Darren Kuppan

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Episode 5


Family




Miss Shabnam Parkar - Consultant Paediatric Surgeon is played by Shelley Conn

Mark Allisani - electrical wholesaler

Bhelyne Santos - Sister/Team leader in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit is played by Lourdes Feberes

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Episode 6


The Sentinels




Dr Serena Haywood - Paediatric Consultant, Medical Examiner, Guardian of Safe Working Hours, BMA Wellbeing Doctor Supporter is played by Tracy-Anne Oberman

Ben Miller - Security Team Leader is played by Stephen Wight

Dr Richard Jennings - Chief Medical Officer is played by Matthew Waterhouse

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