Unscripted

Dr Rachel Clarke and Joanne Froggatt on the chilling new ITV drama, Breathtaking

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On Unscripted, Dr Rachel Clarke and actress Joanne Froggatt join Nina Nannar.

The pair talk with Nina ahead of the three-part ITV drama Breathtaking, which tells of the crushing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic based on Dr Clarke's book of the same name.

Dr Clarke, also one of the writers of the series, sits alongside Downton Abbey's Froggatt, who stars as protagonist Dr Abbey Henderson.

The trio discuss the world's most unprecedented health crisis - and how dramatic depictions of real-life stories can help push for change.