The End on Sky: Who has the right to die? Cast of euthanasia series reveal their thoughts – Express

Frances OConnor plays Kate Brennan, a doctor specialising in Palliative Care medicine in Australia. On the other side of the world, Kates mother Edie (played by Dame Harriet Walter) is just as passionate about her right to die. It becomes her responsibility to move her mother out to Australia and try to keep her alive. Here's a first look at the Sky series.

The topics brought up in this series are heavy going but writer Samantha Strauss does a brilliant job in bringing light to controversy.

The show is based on her own experiences with attitudes towards the right to die and she was keen to get both sides across.

The series, by See Saw Films, has been praised for its balanced attitudes and in depth research into the right to die legislation.

Samantha Strauss worked with palliative care doctors ahead of the series.

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Edies character been depressed for a long time and tries to kill herself in spectacular fashion - but fails.

She is shipped off to a retirement village in Australia and the story follows Kate and Edies stumbling, fractious journey as they find their way back to a relationship.

Harriet Walter, who plays Edie, said the right to die was a difficult topic to discuss.

She said: I did a TV film with Julie Walters called A Short Stay in Switzerland and that was relentlessly, brutally sad and frightening.

I have certainly thought about the topic a lot, its just one of the things thats terribly difficult to legislate.

Its hard to come to terms with the fact to have to make that decision it really seems like it has to be done by the person themselves that gives it legitimacy. I have discussed it with my husband.

Frances OConnors character Kate has a lot on her plate having to hold her family together.

OConnor said she was still uncertain on how she feels about the right to die even after filming ended.

She said: I had empathy with Kate, shes conflicted about it. I was curious to see how I would feel at the end of filming but I still feel very conflicted about it.

It really does come down to the individual. Its such a personal issue but it was brilliant playing a character thats set in a world in that kind of dilemma.

I love her character, shes so confused and conflicted and f****d up. Its so human and real.

The End is due to air on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV on February 10

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