- Title: Bollocks To Cancer
- Date: 9th June 2005
- Summary: The second film of Only Human , a new series of revealing, thought-provoking and inspiring documentaries told by the people at the heart of their stories. This moving and irreverent film, from the director of The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off , follows a young man undergoing chemotherapy as he and other young cancer patients at Newcastle General Hospital face the biggest challenge of their lives. Steven Liddell (19) lives at home with his parents and his pregnant girlfriend, Katie (17). A cheery lad who models himself on rock stars, Steven is undergoing chemo for cancer that has spread from his testicle. He must cope with a protective mother, an anxious girlfriend and, most of all, a glimpse of his own mortality. Director Patrick Collerton underwent treatment for testicular cancer in the very same ward five years ago. His humorous and emotional documentary explains the mysteries of chemotherapy and explores the themes of mortality and friendship, revealing what daily life is like on the cancer ward, and what effect the illness has had on the young people involved.
- Description:Inspired by his own recent brush with "chemo",talented new director and former testicular cancer patient Patrick Collerton ("Boy Whose Skin Fell Off") directs this funny,profound and uplifting film set in a Newcastle cancer ward,about the contrasting experiences of two men in the same ward undergoing simultaneous chemotherapy. This moving and irreverent film,from the director of The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off,follows a young man undergoing chemotherapy as he and other young cancer patients at Newcastle General Hospital face the biggest challenge of their lives. Nineteen year-old Steven Liddell must cope with a protective mother,an anxious girlfriend and,most of all,a glimpse of his own mortality. Director Patrick Collerton underwent treatment for testicular cancer in the very same ward five years earlier. Director Patrick Collerton
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Feature Films
- Producer:Yipp Films Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:09/06/2005
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s