the film broadcast in the united states as part of pbs' "masterpiece theatre" strand on 6 may 2002. "the new york times" review of the film commented that "neil mckay's script captures the intelligent persuasiveness of the surgeons and the twisted rationales employed by fairly good people doing bad things. obviously there is no shortage of human drama in this story, and the scenes of parents reacting to news about their babies are almost painfully real. eventually the confused drama within the infirmary becomes gripping, too." the film was nominated for an international emmy award in 2001.