Actress Vicky McClure has said it's "really frustrating" that there is "still so little funding" for those living with dementia. It comes as the 39-year-old, best known for playing Kate Fleming in hit police drama Line of Duty, is returning to our screens next week with a new instalment of her documentary, Our Dementia Choir
The Trigger Point star formed the musical group in her home town of Nottingham back in 2019, after her late grandmother Iris’ diagnosis of Alzheimer’s taught her the healing power of music. The choir began as part of a documentary, which culminated in a performance at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall and also saw a follow-up episode, Dementia Choir at Christmas, broadcast in 2020 in which the actress spoke of the choir through lockdown.
In an interview with the Radio Times, Vicky explained how there had been a "phenomenal" response to the BBC programme. But she added that dementia was “almost a forgotten disease” and that she was “really scared” about those grappling with care-costs.
