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A Deadly Diagnosis
The story of Doctor John Bodkin Adams, who, in 1957, was at the centre of what the media dubbed 'the trial of the century'. A tale of heroin, morphine, mystery and possibly murder.
This is the story of Doctor John Bodkin Adams, who left Northern Ireland to become a GP in Eastbourne. In 1957, he would go on to be at the centre of what the media dubbed 'the trial of the century'. But just what was really going on behind closed doors? A tale of heroin, morphine, mystery and… possibly murder.