Overview

• The two-episode Channel 4 programme advances the case that reasonable doubt remains over the nurse’s convictions.
• It follows barrister Mark McDonald’s ongoing push to get the case before the Criminal Cases Review Commission for potential referral to the Court of Appeal.
• The film spotlights prosecution expert Dr Dewi Evans, who defends his testimony and calls criticism a “London-based media stitch-up.”
• The review underscores how handwritten Post-it notes presented as confessions featured heavily at trial, with Letby describing them as therapeutic exercises.
• Contributors including Dr Phil Hammond and Dr Shoo Lee argue that clinical errors or systemic failings at the hospital could explain the cluster of infant deaths.