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Robert C. Cooper was one of many Canadians sickened by tainted blood in the ’80s. His new TV show reminds us of the tragedy
To say that the miniseries Unspeakable is a passion project for Robert C. Cooper understates his dedication to telling the tale of Canada’s tainted-blood scandal. He’s one of thousands of hemophiliacs who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood in the 1980s. Robert C. Cooper is a tainted-blood survivor and the creator of the CBC miniseries Unspeakable. ( KHAREN HILL/CBC ) Camille Sullivan as Alice Landry, Shawn Doyle, right, as Ben Landry, and Jared Ager Foster as Peter Landry in the CBC miniseries Unspeakable. Cooper — known for his work on the series Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis and SGU Stargate Universe — approached the CBC about the show around 2014.
Source: thestar January 06, 2019 10:30 UTC
