Documentary to chart the work of Liverpool’s Tissue Bank

Operation Scene in ATV series General Hospital 1975The Human Tissue Team is a two part documentary series with unprecedented access to the UK’s largest human tissue facility.

The BBC series reveals the world of tissue donation. Following the extraordinary work of the young donor retrieval team and staff at Liverpool’s Tissue Bank, which supplies 350 NHS hospitals around the country, it will show the challenging working lives of the dedicated staff.

The production will also meet the donor families and follow the intimate stories of tissue recipients as they undergo life-transforming procedures.

From eyes to heart valves, bones to skin, this series will show how other people’s tissues are giving people all over Britain a second chance at life.

The two part The Human Tissue Team will air on BBC Three