First Hand - Just Like Anyone Else

Karen and Mark, who are both intellectually disabled, are expecting a child. In this episode from stripped back documentary series First Hand, the couple become a family when baby Terry arrives. Terry's birth means the usual support they receive from IHC must be ramped up, and a new caregiver steps in to help Karen and Mark cope with the 24/7 responsibilities of parenthood. It's a story full of hope and love, but no one close to the couple is under any illusions about the amount of support needed to successfully parent Terry.

If I can't have a child...it's really up to myself and my doctor, really. If he says I can have a baby then I should have that chance.

– Karen on her right to have a baby

Key Cast & Crew

Paul Gittins

Narrator

Leanne Pooley

Director, Camera

Richard Thomas

Producer

Neil Newcombe

Production team - sound

Francis Porterfield

Production Team

Mark Cathie

Production Team