New Film Documents the Life of Florence Nightingale, Founder of Modern Nursing

Janson Media today announced the release of the one-hour docudrama Florence Nightingale to worldwide television, VOD, digital platforms and non-theatrical markets. The biopic about the woman considered to be a pioneer in the world of war medicine was produced by Odyssey Networks.

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An English aristocrat, Florence Nightingale rejected the stately life of the manor for the stark field hospitals of Crimea. Enraged at the neglect of the wounded, she returned home to wage a one-woman war with Parliament and the Queen for proper care of Britain"s fighting men—and changed the world of medicine forever.

Here is a drama about the life of Florence Nightingale, beginning with her return from the Crimean War in 1857 and flashing back to take in aspects of her life, also a major part of the drama was music hall scenes, featuring Roy Hudd prominently, which also dramatized key moments from her life. After the Crimean War Nightingale lived for another half a century and revolutionized nursing care as we know it, creating new standards for the management of hospitals that are still in use today. She died in 1910.

Filming locations included Lea Hurst, Derbyshire; Butterley Station, Ripley; St John the Baptist Church, Tideswell; Manchester Town Hall; Croxteth Hall, St George"s Hall and High Park Reservoir all in Liverpool.

Odyssey Networks is a service of the National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Inc., established in 1987. Odyssey is the nation"s largest multi-faith media coalition with over 100 members, including faith groups, organizations and individuals. Odyssey Networks has become a leader in faith-based general entertainment products and high-quality made-for-television movies such as Beverly Lewis" &'The Shunning&', based upon her best-selling trilogy the &'Heritage of Lancaster County&'. Several other movies include &'The Note&' and its sequel, &'The Note 2: Taking a Chance on Love&', &'Love Comes Softly&' and &'Love"s Enduring Promise&' — all top-rated performers on Hallmark Channel.