The Flu That Killed 50 Million
2018, English. Directed by Andrew Thompson.
It is 1918 and the end of WWI. Millions have died, and the world is exhausted by war. But soon a new horror is sweeping the world, a terrifying virus that will kill more than fifty million people - the Spanish flu. Using dramatic reconstruction and eyewitness testimony from doctors, soldiers, civilians and politicians, this one-off special brings to life the onslaught of the disease, the horrors of those who lived through it and the efforts of the pioneering scientists desperately looking for the cure. Narrated by Christopher Eccleston, the film also asks whether, a century later, the lessons learnt in 1918 might help us fight a future global flu pandemic.
- Runtime
- 0h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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The Flu That Killed 50 Million is streaming on Britbox and BBC Select in India.
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Cast & crew
- Andrew ThompsonDirector
- Christopher EcclestonNarrator
- Paul BirchardWilliam Welch
- Iain DavieErnest Gibson
- Jeremy EdwardsBasil Hood
- Kenny FullwoodAlexander Jamieson
- Amy KennedyKatherine Garvin
- Hannah MacphailAda Berry
- Isabel McClellandMary Dobson
- Brian PettiferVictor Vaughan
- Allan TallJames Niven
- Anita VettesseCatherine MacFie
- Finlay WelshArthur Newsholme
Details
- Released
- 25 September 2018
- Written by
- Abigail Carr
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The Flu That Killed 50 Million runs 48 minutes (0h 48m).
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The Flu That Killed 50 Million is streaming on Britbox and BBC Select in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Flu That Killed 50 Million?
The Flu That Killed 50 Million (2018) was directed by Andrew Thompson and stars Christopher Eccleston, Paul Birchard, Iain Davie.