Unspeakable - Season 1 - Eps 3: Heat-Treatment (1984 - 1985)
In 1985, Will Sanders questions why the Red Cross may still be distributing tainted blood when safe heat-treated product is available. Margaret Sanders battles the prejudice surrounding AIDS. Lawrence Hartley and Paul Kirpatrick, both infected hemophiliacs, lead the charge for victims, while waiting on HIV test results for their wives. Peter Landry spirals out of control to Ben and Alice's dismay.
About Unspeakable
Title: Unspeakable
First Air Date: 2019-01-09
Last Air Date: 2019-02-27
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.3/10 (from 7 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 8
Network: CBC Television
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Mezo Entertainment
Synopsis
In the early 1980s, AIDS emerged and quickly became an epidemic. Those responsible for public safety failed. People were kept in the dark, afraid to speak out. Ignorance, arrogance, politics and economics all lead to betrayal, to cover-up, to scandal. Unspeakable is told from the perspective of two families caught in a tragedy that gripped a nation, as well as the doctors, nurses, corporations and bureaucracy responsible.
Cast
Camille Sullivan
Alice Landry
Michael Shanks
Will Sanders
Sarah Wayne Callies
Margaret Sanders
Shawn Doyle
Ben Landry
David James Lewis
Lawrence Hartley
Caroline Cave
Ann O'Malley