Narrated by actor John Hurt, this is an outstanding and engrossing documentary that delivers deep into the true story of one of the most unique men of the 19th century. This is the project that also first diagnosed Merrick’s most likely condition – the ultra-rare proteus syndrome – a rare disorder with a genetic background that can cause tissue overgrowth involving all three embryonic lineages. Patients with Proteus syndrome tend to have an increased risk of embryonic tumor development. However, the exact condition suffered by Joseph Merrick is still not known with 100% certainty.
“The True Story of Joseph Merrick: ‘The Elephant Man’” originally aired on May 27th 1997 as part of “Q.E.D.” – the Award Winning BBC 1 Science Documentary Series in the UK. It aired on Discovery in the US in the early 2000s.
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