TV series

No Tears

2002 · 1 season

A sober, heartfelt docudrama that turns bureaucratic cruelty into a quiet, stirring fight for dignity.

Overview: Based on the hepatitis C scandal that rocked Ireland in the mid-1990s. Two very different women discover that they have been infected with hepatitis C by a contaminated anti-D injection years before. Despite the devastating effects on the women and their families, they unite in a campaign group to take on the health authorities and expose the evasions and lies of the political and bureaucratic establishment.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, corruption, family, survival
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
corruption
family
survival
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none