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Writing in ''[[The Guardian]]'', Sam Wollaston praised Jones's "lovely, very human, performance".<ref name="Wollaston">{{cite news | url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/sep/26/marvellous-neil-baldwin-toby-jones-peter-bowker-film | title=Marvellous; Your Home in their Hands review – two Neil Baldwins meet real Lou Macari and real Gary Lineker | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=26 September 2014 | accessdate=26 September 2014 | author=Wollaston, Sam}}</ref> |
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Andrew Anthony, for ''The Observer'', said "Jones realised its potential with such poignant insight into character that it’s impossible to imagine anyone else playing the part. [Baldwin]'s life has been a triumph of unselfconsciousness, which is easier read about than captured. But in a story fraught with the danger of sentimentality, Bowker located a sort of comic truth about an innocent at home and Jones made that truth both funny and movingly real."<ref name="Anthony">{{cite news | url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/sep/27/the-driver-review-david-morrissey-marvellous-toby-jones-terror-at-the-mall-downton-abbey | title=TV review | work=[[The Observer]] | date=27 September 2014 | accessdate=29 September 2014 | author=Anthony, Andrew}}</ref> |
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Ellen E Jones, reviewing the film in ''[[The Independent]]'', said "The triumph of Marvellous is that it’s a feel-good film that feels good, not through any Hollywood schmaltz, but through the sheer force of Baldwin’s own optimistic personality."<ref name="Independent">{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/marvellous-bbc2--tv-review-a-film-that-feels-good-but-not-through-any-hollywood-schmaltz-9756027.html | title=Marvellous, BBC2, review: A film that feels good but not through any Hollywood schmaltz | work=[[The Independent]] | date=25 September 2014 | accessdate=29 September 2014 | author=Jones, Ellen E}}</ref> |
Ellen E Jones, reviewing the film in ''[[The Independent]]'', said "The triumph of Marvellous is that it’s a feel-good film that feels good, not through any Hollywood schmaltz, but through the sheer force of Baldwin’s own optimistic personality."<ref name="Independent">{{cite news | url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/marvellous-bbc2--tv-review-a-film-that-feels-good-but-not-through-any-hollywood-schmaltz-9756027.html | title=Marvellous, BBC2, review: A film that feels good but not through any Hollywood schmaltz | work=[[The Independent]] | date=25 September 2014 | accessdate=29 September 2014 | author=Jones, Ellen E}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:19, 29 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,[1][2][3] is about the life of Neil Baldwin, from Westlands, Staffordshire,[4] who is an honorary graduate of Keele University[4][5] and was appointed as Stoke City Football Club's kit-man by the manager Lou Macari in the 1990s.[4][5][6][7]
Cast
- Toby Jones as Neil Baldwin[8][6][9][10][11][12]
- Tony Curran as Lou Macari
- Gemma Jones as Mary Baldwin
- Greg McHugh as Malcolm
- Nicholas Gleaves as Rev Mark
Making cameo appearances as themselves:
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.[13]
Reception
Writing in The Guardian, Sam Wollaston praised Jones's "lovely, very human, performance".[14]
Andrew Anthony, for The Observer, said "Jones realised its potential with such poignant insight into character that it’s impossible to imagine anyone else playing the part. [Baldwin]'s life has been a triumph of unselfconsciousness, which is easier read about than captured. But in a story fraught with the danger of sentimentality, Bowker located a sort of comic truth about an innocent at home and Jones made that truth both funny and movingly real."[15]
Ellen E Jones, reviewing the film in The Independent, said "The triumph of Marvellous is that it’s a feel-good film that feels good, not through any Hollywood schmaltz, but through the sheer force of Baldwin’s own optimistic personality."[16]
Reviewing the programme for Staffordshire's 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 [under Lyme], 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."[17]
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.
- ^ a b c "Stoke City: Former kit man Neil Baldwin receives honorary degree at Keele University". The Sentinel (Staffordshire). 16 July 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b Beckett, Francis (9 March 2010). "How Neil Baldwin became Keele University's mascot". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Spinks, Martin (11 September 2014). "Stoke City: Lou Macari leads plaudits for Neil Baldwin film". The Sentinel (Staffordshire). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Toby Jones on playing Neil Baldwin in Marvellous". BBC News. 24 September 2014. 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.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (26 September 2014). "Marvellous; Your Home in their Hands review – two Neil Baldwins meet real Lou Macari and real Gary Lineker". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Anthony, Andrew (27 September 2014). "TV review". The Observer. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Jones, Ellen E (25 September 2014). "Marvellous, BBC2, review: A film that feels good but not through any Hollywood schmaltz". The Independent. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Woodhouse, John (25 September 2014). "Marvellous: Stoke City kit man Neil Baldwin's biopic". The Sentinel (Staffordshire). Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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