“What We Wished We Could Be” by Luke Shelley

Aidan and Charlotte, a couple affected by the contaminated blood scandal, enjoy the fantasy of a normal life together, but when an offer of life-saving treatment threatens the fantasy, the couple realise that they must confront their devastating reality and sacrifice their dreams for the future, or risk losing each other.

FROM THE DIRECTOR

“What We Wished We Could Be is an incredibly intimate and personal story of a couple in love despite their devastating reality of being infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal. 

I hope audiences will take this story into their hearts and understand the real-life repercussions of one of the darkest moments in medical history. It's important to remember that those infected and affected by the scandal are real people, not statistics; they deserve to be heard.”

-Luke Shelley

CREDITS

Cast

Aidan/ Jamie Muscato

Charlotte/ Anoushka Lucas

Directed by Luke Shelley

Written by Jenna-Louise Hawkins

Story by Jenna-Louise Hawkins & Luke Shelley

Produced by Sophie Stacey

Co-Produced by Yasmin Rais

Executive Producers

Chris Overton

Rebecca Harris:Turner

Mustapha Wehbi

Delphino Huang

James Patterson

Jenna-Louise Hawkins

Yannick Hausler

Luke Shelley

Director of Photography// Yannick Hausler

Production Designer// Bibi Baker

Film Editor// Flaura Atkinson

Composer// Michael Llewelyn Barker

Costume Designer// Devon Opp

Hair, Make Up & Prosthetics Designer// Rebecca Wheeler

Casting Director// Stevee Davies

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