Marvellous

For the 2006 American drama/comedy, see Marvelous (film). For the Lightning Seeds song of this name, see Jollification. For the racehorse, see Marvellous (horse). For other uses, see Marvelous.

Marvellous
Marvellous DVD cover
Written byPeter Bowker
Directed byJulian Farino
StarringToby Jones
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerKatie Swinden
CinematographyDavid Odd
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release25 September 2014 (2014-09-25)
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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,[1][2][3] it is about the life of Neil Baldwin from Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.[4]

In the 1990s Baldwin, now an honorary graduate of Keele University,[4][5] was appointed as Stoke City Football Club's kit-man by its manager Lou Macari.[4][5][6][7]

Baldwin's autobiography, Marvellous: Neil Baldwin – My Story, was published in hardback in 2015.[8] 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.[9]

  1. ^ Eames, Tom (3 March 2014). "Toby Jones to star in BBC drama Marvellous". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ Dowell, Ben (3 March 2014). "Toby Jones to play man with learning difficulties in fact-based BBC2 film". Radio Times. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. ^ Lang, Neil (3 March 2014). "Toby Jones to star in BBC Two film Marvellous". ATV Today. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Stoke City: Former kit man Neil Baldwin receives honorary degree at Keele University". Stoke Sentinel. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b Beckett, Francis (9 March 2010). "How Neil Baldwin became Keele University's mascot". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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  7. ^ Spinks, Martin (11 September 2014). "Stoke City: Lou Macari leads plaudits for Neil Baldwin film". Stoke Sentinel. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Potton was invoked but never defined (see the help page).