From a family with a DYRK1A daughter! THANK YOU so much for making this show, and showing our reality. The good hard life we live. You'll never know what it means to see her syndrome featured in a show like this!
@eddaeugenianewball5080 Autistic person here. What you're probably thinking of is an autistic person that might have high support needs, and in some cases also have ID (intellectual disability). Autism is a spectrum and so no autistic person will be the exact same.
@eddaeugenianewball5080 No problem. I don't really know much about the disability the girl depicted in the show has though, but reading a bit about it, while having overlapping symptoms with autism and particularly high support needs autistics (who might also have an intellectual disability), it seems to be mostly linked to intellectual disabilities. I think that's why it might have the most in common with autism + ID, not necessarily autism alone (again, very big spectrum), and it's being mentioned as a learning disability as well which autism isn't (although it might also affect learning). Now, they don't say she has ID as well, and it's really not for me to say, but according to sources, DYRK1A is characterized by ID, so it's very possible.
So, after watching that fucking finale of Good Omens I decided to go down a David Tennant rabbit hole and I found this series. I loved it. It’s so well acted and the stories are so realistic. I didn’t know this episode existed until today. Thank you so much for uploading this episode.
Only just found this show and stunned that someone has actually realistically depicted what families like mine,with a child with a chromosome disorder, go through. It’s strangely comforting. I always say to my wife, no one would ever believe what we go through day to day, hour by hour, minute by minute; but now here is something finally I can point at as an example of our lives. The producers of this programme deserve every award that’s going. The reality is it’s a painful, unforgiving, physically and mentally exhausting existence. You have to put all your personal hopes, needs and desires in a box and lock it away. But the one thing that keeps you going is your overwhelming, unconditional and fierce love for your child. Despite everything I’ve said, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world than by my daughter’s side; trying to make her existence as fulfilling as possible and supporting her in being the very best she can be. Cliche I know, but love does really conquer all.
In case you don't know this, in a David Tennant interview, he revealed that Rosie's real life parents were writers on Broadchurch, a fantastic 3 season series Tennant starred in (if you've not seen it, its worthy of viewing). This story feels authentic because it is.
This series is a reminder that we should be kinder, and infinitely more tolerant. You just don't know what other people are dealing with. And to try to look past the disorder and see the person behind it.
I can't thank you enough for uploading this whole series on your channel. I started watching it for David but stayed for the family, their story and real (unfortunatelly, often taboo) human emotions :) Really important series that i would recommend anyone to watch, lots of love.
This is an astonishing, brave series. Years ago, I was a Staff Nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital so I was well aware of the strain put on families with a chronically ill or disabled child. To see it portrayed with such unflinching honesty and emotion is so rare and is to be applauded. Faultless performances throughout. Ahuge thank you to all involved.
Me pretending this series will help me in my next genetics exam in medschool and not 100% procrastination while adoring DT and this incredible story. Well done everyone!
Thanks for making me laugh with your great comment as I too wiped away tears. When Ben said “ you’re not the only ones who love her”, I lost it. Wonderful ending.
No one in my family has a chromosomal disorder, but I still related to this show so much. From being disabled to being the healthy sibling, I felt it. This show's just that good. I'm so grateful for it existing
Just beautifully done, this was an essential movie for families. As a psychologist in the USA with over 35 yrs experience working with adults and children with cognitive and behavioral issues I was so impressed. This should be available to school districts around the world.
20:30 i can relate to this so much. i don’t have rosie’s disorder but i am autistic so i don’t get to experience normal things for that age, like sleepovers and school friends and trendy clothes shopping. i feel like it’s been explained so well
this entire episode is amazing, and the „hurt me instead“ broke me. but what really brought me to tears was the random woman telling em that she was doing a good job and that she was proud of her. it felt so… relieving to head after all the other people being critical or weird.
This is like a mirror of my family except they had support . beautiful written, beautiful acted well done bbc for not hiding the good , hard . Lonely and emotional. So glad they got the answers and support they needed.
To every parent out there with a child or children with additional needs. You are amazing! You are truly special and do a fantastic job in giving your children the absolute best ❤
To whoever posted this I love you I binged the whole series in May and was so disappointed to learn there wasn’t anymore to the story I’ve been looking for the special on Amazon and everyone but being outside of the UK I couldn’t find it!
Took the police a long time to respond! The family heated the soup, attempted to feed it to Rosie; Si read her a story; the social worker stopped by. THEN there's a knock on the door about the kidnapping.
Police in the UK don't really show up in a timely fashion unless you're a business that's called in about shoplifting. Then it's two cars and four officers to take away the woman that can't afford food.
The part where Rosie’s hurting her self and the dad says to hurt him instead gets to me. My kids are autistic and delayed. I’ve held my kids the same way during a meltdown not knowing what to do.
30:31 Sorry Simon, but as soon as she starts menstruating you *should* be thinking about her sex life. Unfortunately the statistics around sexual abuse of people with disabilities are incredibly disturbing.
I have Soo much love for this show. Thanks so much for posting. As someone who works in a residential home for special needs. This show just does such a wonderful job of showing the challenges the sad times, the humour and the unconditional love. Well done
Oh you are an angel! I've been trying to find this since it came out without any luck. I had resigned myself to wait until the next time I'm in the UK. So thank you very much
Amazing made me cry I have a 8year old son with autism absent seizures small part of his brain is dead has learning difficulties it gets hard but I love him so much xx
Thank you so much for uploading this episode , I was looking forward to watching it and I couldn't find it anywhere ( From India by the way). One of the best shows out there, an Emmy worthy one actually.
What an amazing programme. The acting was superb. It makes me realise how ‘easy’ I had it with my beautiful children. We did respite caring for a number of years and we met a lot of absolutely wonderful, and tired parents, coping day to day.
She’s upset with them because they talk about her being a burden and feeling sorry for themselves to have to deal with her. Non-speaking does NOT mean non-understanding
She was upset because she had her period and was confused. I bet you have no idea what it’s like to parent a child with a severe learning disability so think before you speak.
@@osgshdisgdba I don’t know what it’s like, but I know what it’s like to be a child with a lot of disabilities and issues. They literally say in the episode that even for her specifically, it’s very likely that she understands more of the language she hears than what people assume… Any child would be upset by being talked about negatively like they’re not there. And I know many parents of non-verbal autistic children who agree on that. I have thought about this a lot, and so have they. You’re allowed to disagree, but don’t mistake my well-formed opinion for careless commentary.
The family 414 in the park at the end, which Rosie and her family travel to meet, is the real-life family this movie is based on. The parents are writers David Tennant knew from another show that they were writers for.
@@jennynott3841 The entire family meeting the movie family in the park are all of the real-life people. Rosie meets and interacts with her real-life counterpart, Joey, on screen. In a RadioTimes online article you can google and read, the real- life father and screenwriter of the show, together with his wife, said that they wanted a real encounter and realized that it should be their family, but couldn't be sure what would happen because his daughter, Joey, is unpredictable. He said that Joey wrote that last scene in which she touches Rosie's chest, and they both run off. It was totally unplanned taking their cue from his daughter Joey. It's a great article with pictures.
That walk down the road where they are desperately trying to keep her safe and she is attacking them. I have done that so many times. Whilst my daughter says the most awful things you could ever imagine could come out of a little girls mouth. Its so hard that look people give you like you are an alien species.
This is so raw, and so real. "I already knew..." Too much screen time; all the things you did wrong. Being right about something being wrong, and everyone gaslighting.
A name is so helpful, it’s a group and possible steps forward. I have a genetic mutation but im the only person in the world recorded with them thus far. I’m still classed under another condition and that is helpful.
Thank you for sharing this... but it would have been lovely to see the rest of the credits, so that everyone else involved can have their time to shine too
I have a chromosome disorder that was identified in 2016, with my diagnosis being in 2021. The geneticist said that, according to what is known, I am a textbook case and he is sorry I wasn't born 10 years later as then "someone might have known." We're good dude, we know now.
If you're on UA-cam typing this, you're not on the same level as this girl. A child with such distinct needs will be a burden. No doubt. Which is what this series shows really well. It's just reality.
@@plumdutchessI’m not saying I have the same amount of support needs as this girl. For one, I don’t have any intellectual disability, so I can type this just fine. But autistic children with my level of support needs are also talked about with pity and hatred, and openly wished to never have been born. It’s an attitude focusing only on the parents and not on the child.
@plumdutchess I'm the same level as this girl. It's like being controlled by a puppeteer, having little freedom to make choices by yourself. Because even the littlest things fly you off the handle. It doesn't make me feel like a burden. It makes me feel human.
Rosie hasnt had a good thirteen years. But neither has mum or any of rest of family. It is so hard but you cant keep asking what if. I have only just stopped that and my daughter is 11. Dad is an idiot but at least he loves them and is there. Thats more than a lot of us have.
This is the first episode ive found, dont know which episode number this is, part of me wants to watch more of this, part of me feels very sad because its very similar to my life and a bit too close to home
Can anyone confirm how many seasons there were and is this an extra finale episode that they did to wrap up the series? I wonder if i saw all episodes here in US.
The 'hurt me instead, please hurt me' gets me every time 😢
Same.... just gets you right in the feels. 😭
😢
Oh my days! Look at his bruises. 😮😢
Wow the "please hurt me" was heartbreaking
i cried at that scene :(
@@joakim___me too😢
same... it just gets you right in the feels... 😭
IKR I started bawling my eyes out
I wept for him, and when we saw their bruised arms. 😢
From a family with a DYRK1A daughter! THANK YOU so much for making this show, and showing our reality. The good hard life we live. You'll never know what it means to see her syndrome featured in a show like this!
Is it me or it's Really similar to Autism? Genuine question btw
@eddaeugenianewball5080 Autistic person here. What you're probably thinking of is an autistic person that might have high support needs, and in some cases also have ID (intellectual disability). Autism is a spectrum and so no autistic person will be the exact same.
@@SlaveOfLunacy thank you so much for the clarification!
@eddaeugenianewball5080 No problem. I don't really know much about the disability the girl depicted in the show has though, but reading a bit about it, while having overlapping symptoms with autism and particularly high support needs autistics (who might also have an intellectual disability), it seems to be mostly linked to intellectual disabilities. I think that's why it might have the most in common with autism + ID, not necessarily autism alone (again, very big spectrum), and it's being mentioned as a learning disability as well which autism isn't (although it might also affect learning). Now, they don't say she has ID as well, and it's really not for me to say, but according to sources, DYRK1A is characterized by ID, so it's very possible.
@@eddaeugenianewball5080i don’t think it is, although there are similarities with being nonverbal like shown in this show
So, after watching that fucking finale of Good Omens I decided to go down a David Tennant rabbit hole and I found this series. I loved it. It’s so well acted and the stories are so realistic. I didn’t know this episode existed until today. Thank you so much for uploading this episode.
I went down the same rabbit hole :D
same here)@@tascha1o1
I've also gone down that rabbit hole. Also after watching Good Omens. I've now become a Doctor Who fan lol
@@peachlings3766 Lol. Same here. As a matter of fact I’m right now watching Dr Who! Thank god for us David Tennant nerds! Lol
I did the same thing!
Only just found this show and stunned that someone has actually realistically depicted what families like mine,with a child with a chromosome disorder, go through. It’s strangely comforting. I always say to my wife, no one would ever believe what we go through day to day, hour by hour, minute by minute; but now here is something finally I can point at as an example of our lives. The producers of this programme deserve every award that’s going. The reality is it’s a painful, unforgiving, physically and mentally exhausting existence. You have to put all your personal hopes, needs and desires in a box and lock it away. But the one thing that keeps you going is your overwhelming, unconditional and fierce love for your child. Despite everything I’ve said, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else in the world than by my daughter’s side; trying to make her existence as fulfilling as possible and supporting her in being the very best she can be. Cliche I know, but love does really conquer all.
In case you don't know this, in a David Tennant interview, he revealed that Rosie's real life parents were writers on Broadchurch, a fantastic 3 season series Tennant starred in (if you've not seen it, its worthy of viewing). This story feels authentic because it is.
This series is a reminder that we should be kinder, and infinitely more tolerant. You just don't know what other people are dealing with. And to try to look past the disorder and see the person behind it.
I can't thank you enough for uploading this whole series on your channel. I started watching it for David but stayed for the family, their story and real (unfortunatelly, often taboo) human emotions :) Really important series that i would recommend anyone to watch, lots of love.
It was brilliant! Lovely for any family with a child that is unique 💕
Honestly same :')
This is an astonishing, brave series. Years ago, I was a Staff Nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital so I was well aware of the strain put on families with a chronically ill or disabled child. To see it portrayed with such unflinching honesty and emotion is so rare and is to be applauded. Faultless performances throughout. Ahuge thank you to all involved.
@@Sasha05the family they meet in the park at the end are the writer and his family.
Me pretending this series will help me in my next genetics exam in medschool and not 100% procrastination while adoring DT and this incredible story. Well done everyone!
How did the exam go?
@@aensti9077 it's next week! But I'm feeling very prepared thx to DT :D
what, me, crying? no, i sobbed, you're wrong
Thanks for making me laugh with your great comment as I too wiped away tears. When Ben said “ you’re not the only ones who love her”, I lost it. Wonderful ending.
@@joycemiller-bean1814 The "hurt me instead!" part made me cry!
No one in my family has a chromosomal disorder, but I still related to this show so much. From being disabled to being the healthy sibling, I felt it. This show's just that good. I'm so grateful for it existing
i cant, when david tennant cries i lost it, plus this story, i wish family 414 all the best
Just beautifully done, this was an essential movie for families. As a psychologist in the USA with over 35 yrs experience working with adults and children with cognitive and behavioral issues I was so impressed. This should be available to school districts around the world.
I WILL NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR UPLOADING THIS.
20:30 i can relate to this so much. i don’t have rosie’s disorder but i am autistic so i don’t get to experience normal things for that age, like sleepovers and school friends and trendy clothes shopping. i feel like it’s been explained so well
This is the first episode of the show that has made me cry MULTIPLE times ffs i love this show sm
this entire episode is amazing, and the „hurt me instead“ broke me. but what really brought me to tears was the random woman telling em that she was doing a good job and that she was proud of her. it felt so… relieving to head after all the other people being critical or weird.
also „we‘re not alone anymore em“😭😭😭😭
That please hurt me instead scene broke me in half
This is like a mirror of my family except they had support . beautiful written, beautiful acted well done bbc for not hiding the good , hard . Lonely and emotional. So glad they got the answers and support they needed.
To every parent out there with a child or children with additional needs. You are amazing! You are truly special and do a fantastic job in giving your children the absolute best ❤
"additional needs" disability isn't a bad word
Thank you for uploading this, it's a beautiful ending for a beautiful story. I appreciate you sharing it with us who aren't in the UK
To whoever posted this I love you I binged the whole series in May and was so disappointed to learn there wasn’t anymore to the story I’ve been looking for the special on Amazon and everyone but being outside of the UK I couldn’t find it!
18:44
"Isnt it comforting that people care enough to call the police?"
"... No fuck that. Someone thinks I'm a sex monster."
😂😂😂
Took the police a long time to respond! The family heated the soup, attempted to feed it to Rosie; Si read her a story; the social worker stopped by. THEN there's a knock on the door about the kidnapping.
Welcome to the uk😂
Police in the UK don't really show up in a timely fashion unless you're a business that's called in about shoplifting. Then it's two cars and four officers to take away the woman that can't afford food.
this is why we shouldn't defund the police 💀
Seeing the girls meet each other finally broke the floodgates 🥹
The part where Rosie’s hurting her self and the dad says to hurt him instead gets to me. My kids are autistic and delayed. I’ve held my kids the same way during a meltdown not knowing what to do.
30:31 Sorry Simon, but as soon as she starts menstruating you *should* be thinking about her sex life. Unfortunately the statistics around sexual abuse of people with disabilities are incredibly disturbing.
Thank you so much for uploading this fabulous finale on YT. The ending is so poignant and beautiful. 58:22
This moment is when I finally started crying
Glad to see we got an episode here in USA.
I have Soo much love for this show. Thanks so much for posting. As someone who works in a residential home for special needs. This show just does such a wonderful job of showing the challenges the sad times, the humour and the unconditional love. Well done
Thank you for posting this! I'm from US so it's very hard to find! Thank you!! I work with special needs children and this show is 100% accurate.
I've been looking for this everywhere. Thank you so much 😊
Thank you for these videos, i was looking for it everywhere and surprised to find it on UA-cam. David Tennant is great actor.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS😭😭❤️🙏
Thanks for uploading these, you're the best!!!
Thank you i have been looking everywhere for this it made me cry 😢
Poor hippo
The family of the 'real' Rosie (they are in the final scene) said they went through many hippos over the years because Joey frequently destroyed them.
Oh you are an angel! I've been trying to find this since it came out without any luck. I had resigned myself to wait until the next time I'm in the UK. So thank you very much
When I worked for the State of TN's Division of Intellectual Disabilities, I met a lot of Down Syndrome folks. They were some of the nicest people.
Such a brilliant series, totally underrated.
Oh my I'm smiling and crying. What a wonderful depiction.
It was a complete accident that I came across my search results today for this from about a month ago. Thank you so much for uploading!!!
Thank you so much for these!!!
What an inspiring and honest film. Beautifully done!
What a great way to end this beautiful journey. Goosebumps several times. David and Jessica have such emotional range. So awesome.
Amazing made me cry I have a 8year old son with autism absent seizures small part of his brain is dead has learning difficulties it gets hard but I love him so much xx
I loved this series so much! It was so informative and touching. I send good wishes and hugs to anyone with drk18 syndrome and their families!
Beautiful Rosie and her beautiful folks❤❤❤
the ending 🥹
Their not alone 😢
Absolutely sobbed, that ending
Thank you so much for uploading this episode , I was looking forward to watching it and I couldn't find it anywhere ( From India by the way). One of the best shows out there, an Emmy worthy one actually.
What an amazing programme. The acting was superb. It makes me realise how ‘easy’ I had it with my beautiful children. We did respite caring for a number of years and we met a lot of absolutely wonderful, and tired parents, coping day to day.
Edan Hayhurst is just amazing as Ben❤️❤️
THANK YOU!!! It's been maddening waiting for this to show up on BritBox!
Thank you so much 😭😭🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I was looking for this special everywhere, tky!!!!!!!
Well done. As a parent of a girl with a genetic disorder. I saw myself and my family perfectly depicted here
This is amazing. And real! Thank you
She’s upset with them because they talk about her being a burden and feeling sorry for themselves to have to deal with her. Non-speaking does NOT mean non-understanding
She was upset because she had her period and was confused. I bet you have no idea what it’s like to parent a child with a severe learning disability so think before you speak.
@@osgshdisgdba I don’t know what it’s like, but I know what it’s like to be a child with a lot of disabilities and issues. They literally say in the episode that even for her specifically, it’s very likely that she understands more of the language she hears than what people assume… Any child would be upset by being talked about negatively like they’re not there. And I know many parents of non-verbal autistic children who agree on that. I have thought about this a lot, and so have they. You’re allowed to disagree, but don’t mistake my well-formed opinion for careless commentary.
The family 414 in the park at the end, which Rosie and her family travel to meet, is the real-life family this movie is based on. The parents are writers David Tennant knew from another show that they were writers for.
Who’s the girl with them?
Is that the real Rosie?
@@jennynott3841 The entire family meeting the movie family in the park are all of the real-life people. Rosie meets and interacts with her real-life counterpart, Joey, on screen. In a RadioTimes online article you can google and read, the real- life father and screenwriter of the show, together with his wife, said that they wanted a real encounter and realized that it should be their family, but couldn't be sure what would happen because his daughter, Joey, is unpredictable. He said that Joey wrote that last scene in which she touches Rosie's chest, and they both run off. It was totally unplanned taking their cue from his daughter Joey. It's a great article with pictures.
@@jennynott3841it is!
@@jennynott3841Yes
Thank you. I’ve been wanting to see this ever since I found out about it.
27:00 hurts me in a way I cant describe
That walk down the road where they are desperately trying to keep her safe and she is attacking them. I have done that so many times. Whilst my daughter says the most awful things you could ever imagine could come out of a little girls mouth. Its so hard that look people give you like you are an alien species.
So glad this special episode was made.
This is so raw, and so real. "I already knew..." Too much screen time; all the things you did wrong. Being right about something being wrong, and everyone gaslighting.
A name is so helpful, it’s a group and possible steps forward. I have a genetic mutation but im the only person in the world recorded with them thus far. I’m still classed under another condition and that is helpful.
I was in bits watching this, especially the ending. Wow
Man, this is played so tight.
I cried an exact amount of 4 times while watching this
Man. 25:00 and on... that is mad fuckin' heartbreaking.
fr i cried sm
That was amazing.
Oh man this update took my heart screwed it up threw it around and then hugged it tight. xxx
27:41 I wish my dad would say something like that to me
Thank you for sharing this... but it would have been lovely to see the rest of the credits, so that everyone else involved can have their time to shine too
this episode was so painstakingly lovely
I just watched and now i am watchig this heartbreaking movie
I’ve cried like 5 times
Momma was right from the start and the whole world thinks it's her fault. 😢
Never heard of this show. But what a great idea bc there are lots of families / parents dealing with disabled children. Very relatable.
oh you should watch it all. it's amazing
@@michaelceraaaaa i'm going to look for it.
I have a chromosome disorder that was identified in 2016, with my diagnosis being in 2021. The geneticist said that, according to what is known, I am a textbook case and he is sorry I wasn't born 10 years later as then "someone might have known." We're good dude, we know now.
Thanks so much for uploading the special. BritBox didn't have it.
Aw, Si is finally growing up
I wish I had someone to share my bruises with
The end says it all: she meets someone who undersrands her
55:54 " We're not alone anymore, Em . " the look they give each other.
The reference to blood and drinking it and handsome IS A FUCKIN LIBERTY TENNANT!!
I’m autistic and this just makes me feel like a burden, just like all the other media about disabled kids.
If you're on UA-cam typing this, you're not on the same level as this girl. A child with such distinct needs will be a burden. No doubt. Which is what this series shows really well. It's just reality.
@@plumdutchessI’m not saying I have the same amount of support needs as this girl. For one, I don’t have any intellectual disability, so I can type this just fine. But autistic children with my level of support needs are also talked about with pity and hatred, and openly wished to never have been born. It’s an attitude focusing only on the parents and not on the child.
@@plumdutchessThis is the same person on another account by the way
@@plumdutchessThat's cool, but they weren't saying they were.
@plumdutchess I'm the same level as this girl. It's like being controlled by a puppeteer, having little freedom to make choices by yourself. Because even the littlest things fly you off the handle.
It doesn't make me feel like a burden. It makes me feel human.
Rosie hasnt had a good thirteen years. But neither has mum or any of rest of family. It is so hard but you cant keep asking what if. I have only just stopped that and my daughter is 11. Dad is an idiot but at least he loves them and is there. Thats more than a lot of us have.
My daughters non verbal too it’s so hard 😢
This is the first episode ive found, dont know which episode number this is, part of me wants to watch more of this, part of me feels very sad because its very similar to my life and a bit too close to home
It’s the last one I think. ‘Cause it says “special episode”
Personal timestamp 25:00
The life of Joan and John Smith
P.s. thx for posting.
40:01 David your such a great act and person you beautiful wonderful man 😄
My nephew has Autism some days can be hard but I wouldn't change him for the world this is a brilliant series
Can anyone confirm how many seasons there were and is this an extra finale episode that they did to wrap up the series? I wonder if i saw all episodes here in US.
2 seasons of 5 episodes each, plus the special.
I never heard of this show! I'm here after broadchurch reactions.
I'm not crying you are
Could you add English subtitles?:)
Wow.