Who You Really Are Can Be Hard To Face
A man who was adopted at birth traces his real parents, and discovers that they have severe learning disabilities and do not know he exists.
Christopher Eccleston Emma Cunniffe Barbara Marten Stephen Graham Jean Heywood Jennifer Hennessy Peter Kirby Dorothy Cockin Peter Lorenzelli Mary Cunningham Lisa Millett Lee Worswick Alison Burrows Smug Roberts Stephen Chapman Meriel Scholfield Amanda Fairclough Tony Monroe Steve Evets Steve Garti Steven Hillman Conor Ryan
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