John's Not Mad

John's Not Mad — Plot

John's Not Mad is a QED documentary made by the BBC in 1989. It was ranked, in a British public poll, as one of the 50 Greatest Documentaries. The film shadows John Davidson, a 15-year-old from Galashiels in Scotland, who had severe Tourette syndrome. John's life was explored in terms of his family and the close-knit community around him, and how they all coped with a misunderstood condition.

• Release date
• March 14, 1989
• Runtime
• 28 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Valerie Kaye

John's Not Mad — Cast

Eleanor Bron Narrator (voice) John Davidson Self

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Heather Davidson Self Oliver Sacks Self