Last Chance Saloon (Part 3): Hope, meds and schizophrenia
Channel: Wellcome
Date: 2017-03-30

Last Chance Saloon is the story of Neil 'Twink' Tinning, a troubled, magnificent man living with bipolar disorder, and his unique attempt to understand the science behind his, and many other, mental health conditions - all while getting ready to play the biggest gig of his life.

In part 3, the death of Amy Winehouse inspires Twink to create music while we're given an unsettling insight into his daily medication regimen. To try to gain insights into his own condition, Twink interviews Professor Michael O'Donovan, an expert in schizophrenia, at his home in Cardiff. As Twink talks to him, he learns exactly what schizophrenia is, why it's such a troubling and stigmatising illness and how genetics is providing hope for future treatments.

Directed, filmed and edited by Barry J Gibb (Mosaic, 2014).

To find out more about mental health, visit:
National Centre for Mental Health: ncmh.info/
Mind: mind.org.uk/
Bipolar UK: bipolaruk.org.uk/
Time To Change: time-to-change.org.uk/