At what point does physical illness make life unbearable? Is it ever ethical to sanction the death of a loved one when the pain becomes too great? BBC One drama Best Interests grapples with one of the great moral dilemmas of our age – and does so with impressive maturity and emotional depth.
The four-part series follows Marnie, a 13-year-old girl with a rare form of congenital muscular dystrophy that has severely weakened her body. One night, she is rushed to hospital with a chest infection that leaves her in a coma. As months pass, the paediatric consultants in charge of her care conclude that she is in pain and unlikely to ever recover – so her life support should be turned off.
