anyone going to watch it?
New mother Zoe is a brave woman. Despite overwhelming guilt, she admits she feels nothing for her six-month-old baby Izzy. In fact, she literally keeps her at arm's length and, as a result, Izzy avoids looking at her mother. It's both extraordinary and tragic to see a child this young deliberately turning its head away so that there's no chance of eye contact with the person who brought her into the world. This straightforward documentary, the fi rst of two focusing on mothers who haven't bonded with their babies, shows the pair starting an emotionally painful series of therapy sessions with Dr Amanda Jones, a gently spoken woman with empathy positively oozing from her. Mothers of young children will probably be riveted, but almost everyone will be interested in seeing how one person's behaviour patterns can affect another.