Synopsis
Marvellous (2014) is a BBC drama you can watch online on iFILM — the true story of Neil "Nello" Baldwin, a man who once decided to be happy and simply was.
Born with a mild learning disability but none of the self-consciousness that usually comes with it, Nello lived several lives at once: circus clown, friend to professional footballers, kit man at Stoke City, recipient of an honorary university degree. Toby Jones plays him without a trace of pity — stubborn, funny, fully himself.
Director Julian Farino lets the real Neil Baldwin share the screen with the actor portraying him, turning the biopic into a gentle argument about what a good life actually looks like. It took the BAFTA for Best Single Drama. Warm, sharp and quietly moving. Stream Marvellous online on iFILM.
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