Storyline
Documentary which tells the fascinating and poignant story of the closure of Britain's mental asylums. In the post-war period, 150,000 people were hidden away in 120 of these vast Victorian institutions all across the country. Today, most mental patients, or service users as they are now called, live out in the community and the asylums have all but disappeared. Through powerful testimonies from patients, nurses and doctors, the film explores this seismic revolution and what it tells us about society's changing attitudes to mental illness over the last sixty years.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Tamsin Greig
Narrator
Peter Barham
Himself
Maggi Chapman
Herself
Frequently Asked Questions
Mental: A History of the Madhouse was released on May 25, 2010.
The runtime of Mental: A History of the Madhouse is 59m.
Mental: A History of the Madhouse is a Documentary movie.
Mental: A History of the Madhouse has a rating of 4.5 out of 10 on TMDB.
Mental: A History of the Madhouse is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Mental: A History of the Madhouse was directed by Chris Boulding.
The main cast of Mental: A History of the Madhouse includes Tamsin Greig, Peter Barham, Maggi Chapman.
Mental: A History of the Madhouse is originally in English.