Extraordinary People

A gentle, human documentary series that introduces you to remarkable people and their medical conditions, leaving you moved and inspired.

Created by

Virginia Quinn

Genres

Documentary

Overview

Extraordinary People is a television documentary series broadcast on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. Each programme follows the lives of people with a rare medical condition or unusual ability. People featured have or had rare illnesses such as rabies and eye cancer. Many of these people do activities previously thought impossible for people in their condition. The show began airing on 28 March 2003.

How it feels

Earnest, warm, uplifting and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Survival, identity, healing, family

Content

Mild gore. No violence, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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