She asked if other survivors had also been overlooked and said she was aware of cases where the victims had not been told about the release of an offender.
"He hated being the one who got to decide, that he had to somehow pass judgement on these people, going, 'you deserve a chance, you don't deserve a chance'."Louise Joy Brown was the world's first baby born through IVF, in 1978.
Her middle name, Joy, was suggested by Patrick, who is portrayed in the film by Bill Nighy.But the story is told through the perspective of Jean, played by Thomasin McKenzie.Jean's contribution was barely recognised at the time and Joy's writers, Thorne and his wife Rachel Mason, said they wanted her to be the focus.
"Her role was integral," said Mason."The film opens with a letter written by [Robert] Edwards, trying to get Jean recognised.
"He said it was always the three of us, not two of us, because Jean was so private and didn't want to be in the limelight, she kept herself in the background, but she was integral to this process."
The writers spoke to members of the original IVF team and some of the women involved in the early trials."It was better than any of the painkiller drugs they were giving me," he added.
On his return to the UK, and with a long wait for NHS physiotherapy, friends, colleagues and the "close knit" paragliding community got in touch to give advice, he explained.Good physiotherapists as well as craniosacral therapy and everything from yoga, acupuncture and hydrotherapy were all transformative, he added.
The Charity for Civil Servants also helped fund a series of counselling sessions which helped with post-traumatic episodes, he said."The RAF has also been incredibly supportive in giving me the time off for my rehab as well as supporting my return to work," he added.