‘We had the same laid-back personalities, too. ‘I couldn’t go until you found me.’. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Then, when her first son, Oliver, was born in February 2000, she thought again of her birth parents. Dustbin Baby Moving family drama, based on Jacqueline Wilson's novel, … ‘I was so glad to be in a warm, safe hospital. Dad would have welcomed another child and I would have loved a baby sister.’. And as Elaine and her children lived close by, they would be there, too. It was directed by Juliet May and the screenplay was written by Helen Blakeman. Now my family tree is coming together. ‘We spoke via email every day,’ she says. ‘My dad was a deeply caring man,’ says Elaine. Dustbin Baby is a BBC television film directed by Juliet May, based on Jacqueline Wilson's 2001 novel of the same name.It was first broadcast on BBC One on 21 December 2008. It seemed no coincidence that I had two uncles who came from Walthamstow where she was found.’. The story of her abandonment piqued her interest and, despite her happy childhood, Michelle began to search desperately for clues about her past, particularly the identify of her mother. ‘It was a huge boost to Dad; actually it gave him the will to carry on living a bit longer, even though he was dreadfully ill. By 20.nam.jiyoon  |  Updated: July 23, 2019, 2:28 p.m. * Powtoon is not liable for any 3rd party content used. Soon, they were joined by Elaine and her daughter Dolly, 30, a college lecturer. If only she could remember her real mother - or even find her . But 45 years on, he couldn’t remember any names. So it was that through an extraordinary twist of fate, Michelle drew a step nearer to piecing together the mystery of her past. ‘They looked just like me. The film stars Dakota Blue Richards as April, a troubled teenager who was abandoned in a dustbin as an infant, and Juliet Stevenson as Marion Bean, April's adoptive mother. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Dustbin Baby. ‘Hello Dad!’ Michelle beamed. It was the first time I’d met any blood relatives apart from my sons and it wasn’t just our looks which were similar. ‘He said he had no idea, but as soon as he saw Michelle’s photo, he had a strong feeling she was related.’. He often said he loved me and wanted to help me find my birth mum, which meant so much. Of Frances’ uncles, Cyril, a former ambulance driver, had died, but the other — Cyril’s brother John Good — was 83, and a retired Co-Op milkman, who lived in Cornwall. But he did, and it gave me such joy. ZaraShade likes this. The film stars Dakota Blue Richards as April, a troubled teenager who was abandoned in a dustbin as an infant, and Juliet Stevenson as Marion Bean, April's adoptive mother. Now she’s turned fourteen, April is determined to find out where she came from. ‘It was heartbreaking that I’d found him only to lose him again so quickly,’ says Michelle. I couldn’t imagine how she’d done it. Having been left in a dustbin as a baby, the 14-year-old walks out on her foster mother following a row and determines to discover her past. The thought of taking my baby out into the night and leaving him in a carrier bag chilled me. Michelle — who split up with Tony in 2009 — heard about a genealogical website that offered ethnic DNA testing to discover your geographical origins. “I don’t need a test, I’m going to adopt you anyway!” he’d joke. With Dakota Blue Richards, Juliet Stevenson, Saffron Coomber, Poppy Lee Friar. Angela Carless for the Daily Mail, Irish woman who was adopted as a child by paedophile says nuns condemned her to years of sexual abuse, It must be puppy love! Watch trailer for BBC film Dustbin Baby | Media | The Guardian . Search for ” Dustbin Baby ” on Amazon. He was single when she was conceived and had several short-term relationships. This Dakota Blue Richards screencap contains portrait, headshot, and closeup. I was elated. Tentatively, Michelle sent an email to her newly-discovered cousin, Frances Nelson, 55, a mum-of-two from Hampshire, and explained about her past. The film follows the story of young teen April whose troubled life began in a dustbin - a new born baby, abandoned and alone, not celebrated, not wanted but discarded and left like so much rubbish in an industrial bin behind a pizza parlour. On her fourteenth birthday she finds herself standing in the dustbin alley, where it all began . If only she could remember her birth mother or, maybe, even find her . ‘But I went into shock when, in January, I was matched with DNA from another member, a first cousin, on my paternal side. Education. By Dustbin Baby is a BBC television film directed by Juliet May, based on Jacqueline Wilson's 2001 novel of the same name.It was first broadcast on BBC One on 21 December 2008. 17:00 EST 18 Sep 2014 “Yes, you definitely are my daughter!” he replied. ‘He would have been very supportive if Michelle’s mum had come to him when she found out she was pregnant. April started out in life as a dustbin baby, unceremoniously abandoned in a rubbish bin on 1st April.

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