Stolen Babies

Name: Stolen Babies
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-09-01
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Keir Starmer, Marion McMillan, Ann Keen, Joan Chambers, Mark Lloyd-Fox

Between 1949 and 1976 over 250,000 unmarried mothers in the UK had their babies forcibly taken by the state... these are official figures

Stolen Babies (2026)

1:28 (88 min)

Documentary

United Kingdom

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Production

BBC, BBC Scotland, Finestripe Productions

Release date

1 September 2026

Director

Kate Schofield

Producer

Calum Leslie

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Actors

Keir Starmer

himself (archive footage)

herself

herself

herself

himself

Judy

themself

Wes Cuell

themself

Marion Scott

herself

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Short description

Told by the mothers and children who were separated from one another, this landmark documentary reveals the full scale of the UK's forced adoption scandal. Over four decades, 250,000 unmarried mothers were forced by the British state to give up their babies. Their first-hand accounts expose the system that tore families apart, its lasting impact, and the fight to uncover the truth that led to a moment of national reckoning.