Jason Watkins

Jason Watkins and his wife Clare bravely opened up on the death of their daughter Maudie, who was just two years old when she had sepsis.

Clara added: "We always will because it's that instinct thing, 'If I had just been more... Clara replied: "I'd not even heard of sepsis before Maude died. Susanna remarked: "Any parent, anyone will feel that viscerally, that attempt not to lose your daughter. The two joined Susanna Reid and Adil Ray on [Good Morning Britain](/latest/good-morning-britain) to explain why more resources need to be put into raising awareness of the illness. "I believe sepsis is a secondary illness so she had flu and she had a rasping cough and we were very reassured, we went to the hospital and were sent home twice and I think at that stage before your child dies, you believe what you're told when a doctor tells you. [ITV](/latest/itv), In Memory of Maudie.

The W1A actor and his wife Clara Francis spoke about their daughter's death aged 2 from sepsis.

‘Our family in the show has lost a child. I still have difficulty going back to the joy and that’s what I need to work on because I’m still filled with the trauma of her loss. She had a really good sense of humour even though she was just two. [difficult](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/25/jason-watkins-on-difficult-days-filming-drama-after-daughters-death-18163159/)’ it was playing a fisherman struggling to cope with the death of his son in Channel 5’s The Catch. Full of life and joy. Clara added: ‘We always will because it’s that instinct thing, ‘If I had just been more…

BBC Line of Duty star Jason was on ITV Good Morning Britain on Thursday ahead of an ITV documentary tonight.

Jason replied: "So sorry Martin - such a difficult thing to be left with. "I was there when she was discharged from hospital for a second time." We have to reconcile the loss - whist shouting from the rooftops “Could it be Sepsis”. The couple share 15-year-old Bessie and 10-year-old Gilbert while Watkins also has two sons, Freddie and Pip, from his first marriage to actress Caroline Harding. "I suppose you blame yourself, well, I do," Jason said. Didn't they see what she was like when we came into A&E."

McDonald and Dodds star Jason Watkins and his wife Clara Francis joined Good Morning Britain to talk about the loss of their daughter ahead of their ...

Clara and Jason are now campaigning for better awareness of recognising the signs of sepsis and offer support to couples who have suffered bereavement in their new documentary. The actor and his wife, who share daughter Bessie and son Gilbert, have now bravely decided to share their story in Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie. "It's a cruel condition," Clara continued before saying it's "not fair on parents" to expect them to recognise the signs of sepsis on their own. [Jason Watkins](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/jason-watkins) and Clara Francis spoke to [Susanna Reid](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/susanna-reid) and Adil Ray on Thursday's [Good Morning Britain](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/good-morning-britain) about the death of their two-year-old daughter Maudie. Jason and Clara explained they weren't aware of the symptoms of sepsis before Maude died as Good Morning Britain host Susanna questioned what advice they have for parents of a child who they suspect may be suffering from the awful condition. [ITV](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/itv) documentary Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie.

McDonald and Dodds star Jason Watkins and his wife Clara Francis joined Good Morning Britain to talk about the loss of their daughter ahead of their ...

Clara and Jason are now campaigning for better awareness of recognising the signs of sepsis and offer support to couples who have suffered bereavement in their new documentary. The actor and his wife, who share daughter Bessie and son Gilbert, have now bravely decided to share their story in Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie. "It's a cruel condition," Clara continued before saying it's "not fair on parents" to expect them to recognise the signs of sepsis on their own. [Jason Watkins](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/jason-watkins) and Clara Francis spoke to [Susanna Reid](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/susanna-reid) and Adil Ray on Thursday's [Good Morning Britain](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/good-morning-britain) about the death of their two-year-old daughter Maudie. [ITV](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/itv) documentary Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie. Jason and Clara explained they weren't aware of the symptoms of sepsis before Maude died as Good Morning Britain host Susanna questioned what advice they have for parents of a child who they suspect may be suffering from the awful condition.

The actor, 60, and wife Clara Francis sadly lost their daughter in 2011 after she developed a respiratory infection and subsequently sepsis. She was two years ...

So it might be a cold or chest infection that the sepsis is lurking underneath. but when you do know the signs, when you do know what you're looking for then you know. Despite two hospital visits, her flu symptoms masked the sepsis and she went undiagnosed. We have to rule this out first and then look at those presenting symptoms. To which Clara replied: 'I'd not even heard of sepsis before Maude died. Clara then added: 'We always will because it's that instinct thing, 'If I had just been more...

Jason and Clara were speaking to Susanna Reid and Adil Ray on Thursday's Good Morning Britain as they discussed new ITV documentary Jason & Clara: In Memory of ...

The couple have now decided to share their story in Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie. Jason and Clara lost their daughter to sepsis in 2011. Jason and Clara were speaking to Susanna Reid and Adil Ray on Thursday's Good Morning Britain as they discussed new ITV documentary Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie.

The married couple have been working on a new documentary, Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie, which will see them offer support to other families suffering ...

(…) I failed at the thing I was supposed to be doing, I was supposed to keep her alive.' Clara said: 'Maude died (…) in that night between new year's eve and new year's day. She added: 'I remember feeling a deep shame after Maude died (…) that I had not savoured every single second of it. Clara, who works as a fashion designer, continued: 'So, I then took her to the A&E, (…) and the doctor was like 'You know what, she's got croup. And I wish I had been more trusting of my instinct, which I am now.' Jason said: 'She was losing consciousness; she was pale and flopping. 'It was really awful for about 15 minutes, to get to the hospital. 'We never thought it was serious, and of course probably at that point it wasn't. (…) Why didn't I scream at shout at the hospital and demand they keep her there? (…) That makes it so much more painful to me because this is a death that could have been avoided. But tragedy struck when their daughter Maude tragically died at the age of two in 2011. Revealing Maude's death was 'avoidable', Clara said: 'I've always felt with Maude, she was just unlucky (...).

Jason and Clara were speaking to Susanna Reid and Adil Ray on Thursday's Good Morning Britain as they discussed new ITV documentary Jason & Clara: In Memory of ...

The couple have now decided to share their story in Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie. Jason and Clara lost their daughter to sepsis in 2011. Jason and Clara were speaking to Susanna Reid and Adil Ray on Thursday's Good Morning Britain as they discussed new ITV documentary Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie.

The former Eastenders actor said he hoped the ITV documentary would show that families 'can survive' a loss like the one he and his wife suffered.

[Line of Duty](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/line-of-duty), Inside No. It will also be available to stream on ITVX. [sepsis](/topic/sepsis) in 2011 aged only two. Watkins also has two children, Freddie and Pip, with his ex-wife, actress Caroline Harding. Sepsis, which is sometimes called septicaemia or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. “We are an imperfect family who have survived the worst thing that can happen to a parent,” Watkins said. (2009), Wild Child (2008), The Golden Compass (2007), and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). Watkins is known for playing Harold Wilson in The Crown (2019) and for playing DS Dodds in McDonald and Dodds (2020-2023). [actor](/topic/actor) who has worked in [TV](/topic/tv), [film](/topic/film), and theatre. [ Bafta win](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/baftas) for his role in The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, about the murder of Joanna Yeates, to his late daughter Maude. [The Crown](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/the-crown). [The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies](https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/catch-up-tv-the-lost-honour-of-christopher-jefferies-and-marco-polo-9920103.html).

The Crown actor Jason and his wife Clara have spoken about the death of their daughter in a new ITV documentary.

Do not worry if you're not sure if it's sepsis – it's still best to call 111. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. After her condition did not improve, they took her back to A&E where they were told she had a bad cold and croup before being discharged, but later that night she died at home. - blue, grey, pale or blotchy skin, lips or tongue – on brown or black skin, this may be easier to see on the palms of the hands or soles of the feet Call 999 or go to A&E if a baby or young child has any of these symptoms of sepsis: The

Actor Jason Watkins and his wife Clara Francis say they hope a documentary about the death of their daughter will help other families who are grieving, ...

The couple have campaigned to raise awareness of sepsis and its symptoms. We know it will do because it's so prevalent, so this documentary is part of trying to make things better." - It is caused by the immune system going into overdrive. Francis said she wanted to break the taboo of discussing child bereavement. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies.

Jason Watkins' wife Clara Francis has shared why she felt reluctant to make an ITV documentary about their daughter Maudie's death.

We did,’ Clara chimed in, referring to the previous idea for the documentary. Bessie was a young child when Maudie died, and Gilbert was born following their loss. ‘But then we reconfigured how it would work and it felt authentic. ‘It should be about bereavement, it should be about us, about us as a family. I think we have been true to her and us as a family and what we wanted to say in the documentary.’ We may not have made it.’ Yet with early diagnosis, it can be treated with antibiotics.’ As soon as we made that decision, we went back to ITV and said, “Listen, we think this is what it should be.” And then it all fell into place. It couldn’t just be him. I just thought I don’t want to be sidelined, this is too important.’ ‘ITV came to me, and I think at the start of it, it was mostly about sepsis and about better care and better awareness.’ If not treated immediately, sepsis can result in organ failure and death.

ITV has released a first-look clip featuring actor Jason Watkins and his wife Clara Francis in the emotional documentary Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie, ...

"But also I want to talk about her and people will know that she was here." "But it does feel something to be shared and it can help us and other people." "I do feel apprehensive because, you know, it's a delicate thing, and you're thinking are we doing the right thing?"

Jason Watkins and Clara Francis lost their two-year-old daughter Maude from sepsis in 2011 - now they've made a documentary to help other families with ...

He was also Harold Wilson in series three of The Crown and is DS Dodds in ITV light-drama, McDonald and Dodds. The documentary, which has been produced by ITV Cymru Wales for ITV1, follows Jason and Clara as they prepare to move from the flat where Maude was born, lived and died. People don’t know how to act around you, but, also, I want to talk about Maudie and people will know that she’s here.” Caroline is now married to Coronation Street actor, Chris Gascoyne, who plays Peter Barlow. Alongside wife Clara Francis the McDonald and Dodds star, 60, has made a new documentary about the loss of their daughter, Maude, when she was just two years old in 2011 after she went undiagnosed with sepsis while suffering from flu. Even after 11 years, it is still shocking," says Clara, as she helps her husband to pack up some of their belongings. Jason was previously married to actress Caroline Harding and they share two older children - Freddie and Pip. It’s so grim and unspeakable, people don’t know what to say. That makes it so much more painful to me because this is a death that could have been avoided." Jason is married to jewellery and fashion designer Clara and the pair tied the knot back in 2014. "This is where Maude was born. Here's more on what the documentary is about and more on Jason and Clara.

Actor Jason Watkins has opened up about the heartbreaking grief he and his wife Clara Francis faced when their daughter, Maudie, died aged just two.

[EastEnders](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/eastenders) actor said: "My memories of Maude are that she was such a happy child and very wise and very, kind of, centred. [The Crown](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/the-crown) actor's two-year-old daughter was his sunny little girl who used to love playing hide and seek. Recalling his painful ordeal, he said that he and Clara had to tell their story "over and over again" and he now hopes that this can be changed as they were also unable to receive mental counselling as the facility had been closed down. "The requirement of doing the job made you be somewhere else and made you be able to place your brain somewhere else," he explained. "It'll just hit you like a train. "But again once one has cried a bit, you feel that you have touched the thing that is most painful to you and you are able to cope better."

After Maude's death, the couple have worked on many campaigns in order to raise awareness for sepsis and child bereavement.

“It changes everything in your life, and that includes your work. I really feel quite passionately now that you can – and there is a life to be had afterwards.” The light of your life is gone and you don’t know how you can go on” he said. But in another sense, it becomes more important. Francis and Watkin’s daughter, Maude, died of sepsis aged just two-and-a-half. “It’s about breaking down the taboo of child loss,” says Watkins.

In heartbreaking scenes from their new ITV documentary, In Loving memory of Maudie, the couple sifted through their daughter's belongings for the first time ...

(…) I failed at the thing I was supposed to be doing, I was supposed to keep her alive.' but when you do know the signs, when you do know what you're looking for then you know. That makes it so much more painful to me because this is a death that could have been avoided,' Clara said Another echoed: '#InMemoryofMaudie is heartbreaking to watch, but it’s so important that awareness of sepsis is raised. So it might be a cold or chest infection that the sepsis is lurking underneath. Clara said: 'My drive throughout my grief was always to offer hope because I think without hope I just don't know if there is a future for somebody after the loss of a child. I don't necessarily cry there but I do like that because I feel close to her' Jason said Jason admitted: 'I do feel apprehensive because you think it's a delicate thing and are you doing the right thing. I don't necessarily cry there but I do like that because I feel close to her and all those things. I know that irrationally I'm doing this because if I crack it and no more children die, which is ridiculous because they will sadly and that I fully understand the condition that is sepsis, that Maude will come back walk into the room, I've got it I've cracked it this is what we need to do and she'll come back into the room… Visiting the morgue and coroners court, Jason said: 'This is the most difficult bit. It's the closest you can get to having her with us.'

Jason & Clara: In Memory of Maudie airs tonight on ITV at 9pm.

The couple also talk about their involvement in a support group for bereaved parents and that Clara is now trained to run sessions there. The actor is married to jewellery and fashion designer Clara Francis. Jason Watkins is a British stage, film and television actor. She used to love hide and seek.” She used to play hide and seek. People don’t know how to act around you, but, also, I want to talk about Maudie and people will know that she’s here.” Jason says: “Maude’s loss can save lives. Jason talks about the inquest, the moment the family discovered Maude had died of sepsis and how they have been trying to raise awareness about the condition ever since. It’s so grim and unspeakable, people don’t know what to say. As the couple begin to pack up their home and prepare to move, they talk about Maudie. Now, as the family are about to move from the flat where Maudie was born and died, they feel the time is right to tell their story and explore their grief. [Jason ](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/itv-mcdonald--dodds-jason-24260866)and Clara have been on a mission to raise awareness of sepsis and also to give hope to other bereaved parents.

The actor and wife Clara Francis tragically lost daughter Maude in 2011, when the two-year-old died of sepsis after being undiagnosed whilst suffering with the ...

In the US, [the CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/stress-coping/grief-loss/index.html) also has resources available for those grieving. “I didn’t think I’d ever be able to laugh or smile again,” added Clara. “What we hoped for viewers to [see] is that we’re an imperfect family who have survived the worst thing that can happen to a parent. [the NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/grief-bereavement-loss/) has resources available to help with grief counselling and other support in the UK. “It’s to show audiences that you can survive,” he continued. [You have] a sense of guilt and loss - the light of your life is gone and you don’t know how you can go on.

THIS is the devastating moment Jason Watkins and his wife discovered their daughter's belongings for the first time since her death 11 years ago.Stage.

It's the closest you can get to having her with us." “But we now know that something else was going on underneath. [infection we all recognise](https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/1751756/feed-a-cold-starve-a-fever-mantra-really-works-and-could-slash-sepsis-deaths-say-docs/) - [pneumonia](https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/1770000/pneumonia-symptoms-children-treatment-contagious/), [urinary infections](https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/3225753/cystitis-cure-causes-relief-cranberries/) (UTIs), skin infections, including cellulitis, and infections in the stomach, for example [appendicitis](https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3752629/appendicitis-symptoms-causes-treatment/). They seemed like any other cold, or flu, or stomach ache. Are you wanting to keep stuff? What are we going to gain from it? [sepsis](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sepsis/), which takes the lives of 48,000 Brits every year. [Jason](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3167542/how-old-jason-watkins-lost-honour-chris-jefferies-the-crown/), 60, and his wife Clara Francis [lost their two-year-old daughter](https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3167542/how-old-jason-watkins-lost-honour-chris-jefferies-the-crown/) to [sepsis](https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/1781682/what-is-sepsis-bill-clinton-hospital-explained/) in 2011. Clara added: "How can you go to sleep one night and have a child who's got a bad cold and croup and then wake up the next morning and your child is dead?" “There's a part of me that wants to put my hand in the bag and just grab something and try to get used to it, just to try to make myself keep them.” [ITV documentary](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/itv/), Jason and Clara: In Memory of Maudie, last night. Her clothes and toys have been packed up in a friend’s loft for the last 11 years.

The actor and wife Clara Francis tragically lost daughter Maude in 2011, when the two-year-old died of sepsis after being undiagnosed whilst suffering with the ...

The actor, 60, and his wife lost their two-year-old daughter Maude to sepsis in 2011 and the couple have now made a documentary to raise awareness.

I know that irrationally I'm doing this because if I crack it and no more children die, which is ridiculous because they will sadly and that I fully understand the condition that is sepsis, that Maude will come back walk into the room, I've got it I've cracked it this is what we need to do and she'll come back into the room… I don't necessarily cry there but I do like that because I feel close to her and all those things. She was there and suddenly her sister wasn't there.' Visiting the morgue and coroners court, Jason said: 'This is the most difficult bit. It's the closest you can get to having her with us.' I can really just feel the weight of her on my lap' I've no idea how you cope with the loss of a child. I can really just feel the weight of her on my lap. Are you wanting to keep stuff? Another echoed: '#InMemoryofMaudie is heartbreaking to watch, but it's so important that awareness of sepsis is raised. 'What are we going to gain from it? They are so brave, whilst still drowning in grief, making this to try & raise awareness #InMemoryofMaudie #sepsis'.

Jason Watkins fans have praised the actor for his “incredible courage” after he opened up about losing his two-year-old daughter to sepsis.

Jason Watkins and Clara Francis tell the emotional story of Maude, who died from sepsis when she was two-and-a-half in 2011.

I can't imagine the pain and depths of despair that you have had to go through, but so brave to share your story #JasonandClara." Taking to Twitter, one person wrote: "An absolute heart-wrenching experience & I am staggered at your bravery in sharing your story of beautiful Maudie. I felt fate had been cruel and we had been smashed around in a storm. Describing the devastating moment their older daughter Bessie found Maude, Jason says: "Bessie came in and said 'I can't wake Maude'. "And there was a trickle of blood that had dried in her mouth so I knew she died straight away. The documentary also details how the pair are raising awareness of sepsis since Maudie's sudden death.

ITV viewers watched as actor Jason Watkins and his wife Clara looked through their late daughter's possessions for first time in 11 years, ...

[EastEnders](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/eastenders) actor Jason said: "My memories of Maude are that she was such a happy child and very wise and very, kind of, centred. "It'll just hit you like a train. "But again once one has cried a bit, you feel that you have touched the thing that is most painful to you and you are able to cope better." Are you wanting to keep stuff? "There's a part of me that wants to put my hand in the bag and just grab something and try to get used to it, just to try to make myself keep them." '"What are we going to gain from it?