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==Production== |
==Production== |
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The [[executive producer]]s |
The [[executive producer]]s were Patrick Spence and Peter Bowker for Fifty Fathoms and [[Tiger Aspect Productions]], and Lucy Richer for the BBC. It was commissioned by [[Janice Hadlow]] and [[Ben Stephenson]].<ref name="televisual info 1">{{cite news|url=http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/BBC2-orders-Pete-Bowkers-Marvellous-starring-Toby-Jones_nid-3999.html|title=BBC2 orders Pete Bowker's Marvellous starring Toby Jones|work=Televisual|first=Jon|last=Creamer|date=4 March 2014|accessdate=4 April 2014}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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Reviwing the programe for ''[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|The Sentinel]]'', John Woodhouse said "It says everything for Neil that Marvellous was ever made. For in times when TV is seduced by vacuity and celebrity, it doesn't sound that promising a pitch. A drama, set in Newcastle, about a man saddled with the tag of 'learning difficulties' who reveals himself to be so much more? Good luck with that one. And yet here it is – primetime BBC2."<ref name="Woodhouse">{{cite news | url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Marvellous-Stoke-City-kit-man-Neil-Baldwin-s/story-22976030-detail/story.html | title=Marvellous: Stoke City kit man Neil Baldwin's biopic | work=[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|The Sentinel]] | date=25 September 2014 | accessdate=26 September 2014 | author=Woodhouse, John}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:32, 26 September 2014
Please do not use {{Infobox television film}} directly. See the documentation for available templates. Marvellous is a British drama television film that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 25 September 2014. The ninety-minute film, directed by Julian Farino and written by Peter Bowker, is about the life of Stoke-on-Trent man Neil Baldwin,[1][2][3] who is an honorary graduate of Keele University.[4]
Cast
- Toby Jones as Neil Baldwin[5][6][7][8][9][10]
- Tony Curran as Lou Macari
- Gemma Jones as Mary Baldwin
- Greg McHugh as Malcolm
- Nicholas Gleaves as Rev Mark
Production
The executive producers were Patrick Spence and Peter Bowker for Fifty Fathoms and Tiger Aspect Productions, and Lucy Richer for the BBC. It was commissioned by Janice Hadlow and Ben Stephenson.[11]
Reception
Reviwing the programe for The Sentinel, John Woodhouse said "It says everything for Neil that Marvellous was ever made. For in times when TV is seduced by vacuity and celebrity, it doesn't sound that promising a pitch. A drama, set in Newcastle, about a man saddled with the tag of 'learning difficulties' who reveals himself to be so much more? Good luck with that one. And yet here it is – primetime BBC2."[12]
References
- ^ Eames, Tom (3 March 2014). "Toby Jones to star in BBC drama Marvellous". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Dowell, Ben (3 March 2014). "Toby Jones to play man with learning difficulties in fact-based BBC2 film". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Lang, Neil (3 March 2014). "Toby Jones to star in BBC Two film Marvellous". ATV Today. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Beckett, Francis (9 March 2010). "How Neil Baldwin became Keele University's mascot". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Toby Jones on playing Neil Baldwin in Marvellous". BBC News. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Simon, Jane (25 September 2014). "Marvellous – Toby Jones is outstanding portraying extraordinary life of Stoke City kit man Neil Baldwin". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Dickson, E Jane (25 September 2014). "Neil Baldwin: "Prince Edward is the best royal I've met – I just knocked on his door"". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Jeffries, Stuart (21 September 2014). "Toby Jones: totally Stoked". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Collin, Robbie (23 September 2014). "Toby Jones interview: 'Every character has a special need'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Walsh, John (13 September 2014). "Quiet genius of Toby Jones: From The Hunger Games to Truman Capote, Hollywood can't get enough of British acting's most versatile talent". The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Creamer, Jon (4 March 2014). "BBC2 orders Pete Bowker's Marvellous starring Toby Jones". Televisual. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Woodhouse, John (25 September 2014). "Marvellous: Stoke City kit man Neil Baldwin's biopic". The Sentinel. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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