Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It

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Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It
Directed byPhillipa Robinson
Presented by Eleanor Bron (narrator)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
ProducerPhillipa Robinson
Running time66 minutes
Original release
Network BBC1
Release28 May 2009 (2009-05-28)

Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It is a QED documentary made by the BBC in 2009. [1]

Contents

Overview

The film follows John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, and the changes in his life since the 1989 QED documentary John's Not Mad. [2] Another individual with Tourette syndrome, Greg, was filmed by his mother; his tics occasionally make him collapse or appear frozen. In this film, the pair meet and see how each copes with the condition. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC One - Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It". BBC. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Documentary: Tourette's: I Swear I Can't Help It". Express.co.uk. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Last night's TV: Tourettes: I Swear I Can't Help It | Television | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. 28 May 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2022.


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