The Oscar-winning actress and former MP stars in Elizabeth Is Missing, an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Emma Healey. Obviously one met people who were suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia, and the thing that struck me was the havoc that is wreaked upon families and friends. His daughter was there and she said, ‘Never in my life did he ever raise his voice to me.’ And that struck me most markedly.” Jackson added that it is important for older people to be portrayed on screen. She said: “I’ve always found it rather odd, when women could get their state pension at the age of 60, that everybody treated you differently the day after your 60th birthday. Dr Karen Harrison Dening, head of research for Dementia UK, acted as an adviser on the drama.
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