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First Bottle

DopesickSeries 1
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Richard Sackler begins to launch a powerful new painkiller. But is the drug safe enough to be released? Meanwhile, a rural doctor is introduced to the revolutionary powers of OxyContin.

Richard Sackler begins to launch a powerful new painkiller. But is the drug safe enough to be released? A rural doctor is introduced to the revolutionary powers of OxyContin by a driven pharmaceutical salesman.

A young coal miner plans her future, unaware of what lies ahead. A DEA agent learns about a racket in black market prescription pills. And federal prosecutors decide to open a case into Sackler's 'wonder drug'.

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Sun 28 Apr 202423:25
BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only

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Credits

Dr Samuel FinnixMichael Keaton
Rick MountcastlePeter Sarsgaard
Richard SacklerMichael Stuhlbarg
Billy CutlerWill Poulter
Randy RamseyerJohn Hoogenakker
Betsy MallumKaitlyn Dever
DirectorBarry Levinson
WriterBenjamin Rubin
WriterBeth Macy
WriterDanny Strong

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Apr 202422:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sun 28 Apr 202423:25
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only

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