Inside New Zealand Baby Charlotte
The story of Charlotte Lucy, who almost died at nine months from meningicoccal disease which resulted in her having all her limbs amputated. Charlotte’s separated parents work together to cope with her recovery at the Wilson Centre for children in Takapuna. The documentary records the progress of her rehabilitation. At 11 months she is seen being fitted with four artificial limbs. They return to Waiheke Island to face the challenges of living at home.
Documentary Series
Primary Title
- Inside New Zealand
Secondary Title
- Baby Charlotte
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 14 July 2005
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 58:00
Channel
- TV3
Broadcaster
- MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
- Documentary Series
Episode Description
- The story of Charlotte Lucy, who almost died at nine months from meningicoccal disease which resulted in her having all her limbs amputated. Charlotte’s separated parents work together to cope with her recovery at the Wilson Centre for children in Takapuna. The documentary records the progress of her rehabilitation. At 11 months she is seen being fitted with four artificial limbs. They return to Waiheke Island to face the challenges of living at home.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- Medical
Hosts
- Hillary Barry (Narrator)
Contributors
- Charlotte Lucy (Subject)
- Sue Woodfield (Network Executive)
- Andrea Lamb (Executive Producer)
- Cass Avery (Producer)
- Karen Mckenzie (Director)
- Greenstone Pictures (Production Unit)