When I first saw this programme I felt devastated by it. Based on a true story, it shows how Jerome Rogers's initially small debt ballooned, propelled by a soulless system of computer algorithms, into a debt that literally became life-threatening. The youthful, bewildered innocence of Jerome is ably portrayed by the main actor, and the supporting cast and direction are excellent.
The drama reflects a deep, terrible problem in society we've all become inured to: money, the "root of all evil". Had Jerome been rich he wouldn't have had to deal with all the problems thrown at him. His experience is multiplied over and over across the globe. How many innocent people have lost their lives due a lack of money to buy food, shelter, medical aid or medication? How many will die in the future due to corporations destroying the environment in the headlong rush for profits?
The real-life footage of Jerome at the end of this drama, when he was being ordered to pay up by a debt collector, is all but unbearable. RIP Jerome.
The drama reflects a deep, terrible problem in society we've all become inured to: money, the "root of all evil". Had Jerome been rich he wouldn't have had to deal with all the problems thrown at him. His experience is multiplied over and over across the globe. How many innocent people have lost their lives due a lack of money to buy food, shelter, medical aid or medication? How many will die in the future due to corporations destroying the environment in the headlong rush for profits?
The real-life footage of Jerome at the end of this drama, when he was being ordered to pay up by a debt collector, is all but unbearable. RIP Jerome.