Saint Lucy

First broadcast 20030925. First repeated 20050928.

The story of a man with prostate cancer. His second treatment succeeds but leaves him impotent. Then a cheerful religious nurse called Lucy suggests to her sceptical patient 'a third way'. The distinguished actor and occasional playwright Corin Redgrave has written a moving and disturbing drama based on the true story of a 58- year-old man wrestling with prostate cancer.

Top specialists explain he is a rare case within a common condition and his operation fails. Later, the treatment is more successful but leaves him impotent. However, an empathetic hospital nurse suggests the power of prayer. Her sceptical patient is not impressed, until one day...