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Marvellous
''Marvellous'' is a 90-minute British drama television film first broadcast on BBC Two on 25 September 2014. Directed by Julian Farino and written by Peter Bowker, it is about the life of Neil Baldwin from Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. In the 1990s Baldwin, now an honorary graduate of Keele University, was appointed as Stoke City Football Club's kit-man by its manager Lou Macari. Baldwin's autobiography, ''Marvellous: Neil Baldwin – My Story'', was published in hardback in 2015. In 2022 his story was told on stage, in a play, also called ''Marvellous'', performed at the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-under-Lyme and at @sohoplace in London's West End. Cast * Toby Jones as Neil Baldwin * Tony Curran as Lou Macari * Gemma Jones as Neil's mother, Mary Baldwin * Greg McHugh as Neil's friend, Malcolm * Nicholas Gleaves as Rev Mark Making cameo appearances as themselves: * Neil Baldwin * Norman Barrett * Gary Lineker * Lou Macari * Uriah Rennie Prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Baldwin (Keele University)
Neil "Nello" Baldwin BEM (born 15 March 1946) is an honorary graduate of Keele University from Westlands in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. He is a registered clown and also worked for Stoke City Football Club, for whom he once played briefly in a friendly match. He is the subject of an award-winning BBC television drama, ''Marvellous'', which was broadcast in 2014, and a play of the same name which was performed in London's West End in 2022. Personal life Born to Harry and Mary Baldwin on 15 March 1946, he was diagnosed with a learning disability as a child and required speech therapy. Baldwin left school at age 16 to join Sir Robert Fossett's Circus, the oldest circus in England, for whom he performed as Nello the Clown for three seasons. He lived with his mother until a few years before she died in 2003. He is known to be acquainted with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the footballer Gary Lineker, magician’s assistant Debbie McGee and Prince Edward. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Jones
Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 7 September 1966) is an English actor. Jones made his film debut in Sally Potter's period drama '' Orlando'' in 1992. He appeared in minor roles in films such as '' Naked'' (1993), ''Les Misérables'' (1998), ''Ever After'' (1998), '' Finding Neverland'' (2005), and '' Mrs Henderson Presents'' (2005). He won critical acclaim for his leading role as Truman Capote in the biopic '' Infamous'' (2006). Since then, he has worked as a character actor in films such as Michael Apted's biographical drama '' Amazing Grace'' (2006), John Curran's drama '' The Painted Veil'' (2006), Oliver Stone's political satire '' W.'' (2008), Ron Howard's political drama '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008), the Cold War spy thriller '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), Simon Curtis' ''My Week with Marilyn'' (2011), the psychological drama '' Berberian Sound Studio'' (2012), the war come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemma Jones
Jennifer "Gemma" Jones (born 4 December 1942) is an English actress. Appearing on both stage and screen, her film appearances include ''Sense and Sensibility (film), Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), the Bridget Jones (film series), ''Bridget Jones'' series (2001–2016), the Harry Potter (film series), ''Harry Potter'' series (2002–2011), ''You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger'' (2010), and ''Ammonite (film), Ammonite'' (2020). For her role in the BBC television film ''Marvellous'' (2014), she won the 2015 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress, BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other roles on television include ''Rainbow City (TV series), Rainbow City'' (1967), ''The Duchess of Duke Street'' (1976–1977), ''Trial and Retribution'' (2003–2008), ''Spooks (TV series), Spooks'' (2007–2008), ''Teacup Travels'' (2015–2017), ''Diana and I'' (2017), and ''Gentleman Jack (TV series), Gentleman Jack'' (2019). Early life Jones was born in Maryle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
@sohoplace
@sohoplace is a West End theatre operated by Nimax Theatres. It is on the site of the previous London Astoria, as part of development around the Elizabeth line's Tottenham Court Road station. It is the first purpose-built West End theatre to be opened in 50 years. It opened on 15 October 2022, with a production of the play ''Marvellous''. History @sohoplace was built as part of the Crossrail project to redevelop St Giles Circus. This included the demolition of the London Astoria in 2009. Following the opening of the Elizabeth line in May 2022, it was announced that Nimax Theatres would open the new 602-seat theatre in late 2022. The overall development was designed by architects AHMM, whilst Haworth Tompkins designed the auditorium. Derwent London were the developer and Laing O’Rourke constructed the theatre. Building In addition to the 602-seat auditorium, the theatre includes a rehearsal room, actors' green room, bar, restaurant and a terrace. There is also a large digital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg McHugh
Greg McHugh (born 5 January 1980) is a Scottish actor. He is the creator, writer and star of the BBC1 comedy series '' Gary: Tank Commander''. He also played Howard in the Channel 4 comedy '' Fresh Meat''. Early life and education Greg McHugh was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 5 January 1980. His father was a civil servant, and his mother a teacher. McHugh has two elder brothers. McHugh attended St Peter's RC primary school and then St Thomas of Aquin's High School. He studied business at the University of Stirling and trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Initially, McHugh had intended to study sports science but found it too difficult. McHugh's native accent is a softer variation of the Edinburgh accent. Career McHugh can be seen briefly on screen in the '' Still Game'' episode "Faimly" as a friend or relative visiting the patient in the bed beside Winston Ingram. McHugh played Josh Elvey in the TV movie ''Not Safe for Work''. In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Farino
Julian Farino (born 12 December 1965) is an English film and television producer and director. He was the sports editor of ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and directed much of the first three seasons of the HBO series '' Entourage''. Farino was born and raised in London and educated at Cambridge University. He began directing film documentaries at Granada Television in England, making a sequence of observational films about drag queens, young classical musicians, children's entertainers and boxers. ''They Call Us Nutters'' was a portrait of life on a ward of Ashworth Maximum Security Hospital, and ''A Winter's Tale'' described life in the coldest inhabited place on earth, Oymyakon in Eastern Siberia. In 2000 he directed '' 7Up 2000'', a continuation of the multi-award winning documentary series, featuring 7-year-olds from all over Britain - a project that continued with ''14 Up in 2007''. His film drama in the UK includes an adaptation of Charles Dickens's ''Our Mutual Frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bowker
Peter Bowker (born 5 January 1959) is a British playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for the television serials '' Blackpool'' (2004), a musical drama about a shady casino owner; ''Occupation'' (2009), which follows three military servicemen adjusting to civilian life after a tour of duty in Iraq; and ''Desperate Romantics'' (2009), a biographical drama about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. In 2007, he adapted ''Blackpool'' for CBS as ''Viva Laughlin''. His most recent work was the BBC World War II drama series '' World on Fire''. Biography Born and raised in Hazel Grove, Stockport, Bowker was educated at Marple Hall School and read philosophy and English at the University of Leeds. He taught for twelve years in a Leeds hospital unit for the intellectually disabled, and went on to study for an M.A. in creative writing at the University of East Anglia, where his tutors were novelists Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain. He switched to the screenwriting course after rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keele University
Keele University, officially known as the University of Keele, is a public research university in Keele, approximately from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire, Keele was granted university status by Royal Charter in 1962. Keele occupies a rural campus close to the village of Keele and consists of extensive woods, lakes and Keele Hall set in Staffordshire Potteries. It has a science park and a conference centre, making it the largest campus university in the UK. The university's School of Medicine operates the clinical part of its courses from a separate campus at the Royal Stoke University Hospital. The School of Nursing and Midwifery is based at the nearby Clinical Education Centre. History Establishment Cambridge and Oxford Extension Lectures had been arranged in the Potteries since the 1890s, but outside any organised educational framework or establishment. In 1904, funds were raised by loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Curran
Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in '' Underworld: Evolution'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Roots'', and the Netflix historical epic '' Outlaw King''. He appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) as Bor and the second season of ''Daredevil'' (2016) as Finn Cooley. Early life and education Curran was born in Glasgow, and is a graduate of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Career Curran appeared in the BBC television series '' This Life''. Since then, he has appeared in a number of major film and television roles, including Rodney Skinner (The Invisible Man), an original character in ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen''. To portray the Invisible Man, he donned a special suit that turned him into a walking bluescreen. (According to his commentary on the DVD, he looked like a " smurf on acid".) He also played vampire roles in Guillermo del Toro's ''Blade II'' as Priest and '' Underworld: Evolution'' as Markus. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Macari
Luigi Macari (born 7 June 1949) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. He began his playing career at Celtic where he was one of the Quality Street Gang, the outstanding reserve team that emerged in the late 1960s that also included Kenny Dalglish and Danny McGrain. He is best known for his time at Manchester United, where he played over 400 games. He helped them win promotion back to the First Division and then played in their FA Cup win of 1977. He then finished his playing career at Swindon Town. Macari was the manager of Swindon, West Ham United, Birmingham City, Stoke City (two spells), Celtic and Huddersfield Town. Playing career Celtic Lou Macari was the only child of Margaret and Albert; he was born in Edinburgh, and spent the first year of his life with his family in the village of Newtongrange, before the family moved to London. His father was in the catering industry, and had represented the British Army at football. The family moved to Largs in North Ayrs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Gleaves
Nicholas Gleaves (born 2 January 1969) is an English actor and playwright. Career Gleaves's first theatre part was as an extra in '' Don Carlos'' at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. He did several plays there including the lead in '' Macbeth''. When interviewed about this play, he said he never had the superstition that surrounded it, "...all that spitting and spinning round — it all seems like quite hard work". He has been in many television shows since 1992; Gleaves was Rick Powell in the television drama series ''Playing the Field''. He had the role of Ray Fairburn in Conviction. Conviction was filmed at Salford Lads' Club which delighted Gleaves because of the building's connection to The Smiths. In '' The Chase'', he was the father Tom Bedford. In 2009, he said the idea for '' Survivors'', in which he played the scientist Whitaker, was "great". He played DS Andy Roper in the first two series of ''Scott & Bailey''. Of this role, he said, "I've done quite a few co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Aspect Productions
Tiger Aspect Productions (formerly known as Tiger Television from 1988 until 1993 and also known as Tiger Aspect Films for theatrical films) is a British television and film production company, particularly noted for its situation comedies. Founded by Peter Bennett-Jones, its productions have included popular hits such as '' Mr. Bean'' and '' The Vicar of Dibley''. It has also produced television dramas such as '' Murphy's Law'' and ''Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking'', and in October 2006, its drama series '' Robin Hood'' began showing on BBC One. They also produced the American reality television series ''Damage Control'' for MTV, and the animated children's series ''Charlie and Lola'', which was based on the books written by Lauren Child. Tiger Aspect has also made a documentary at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (BRC), Quainton, on the life of Sir John Betjeman for his centenary celebrations. In June 2006, Tiger Aspect and Tigress Productions were pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
