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Marvellous (2014)

TV Movie  |   |  Drama  |  25 September 2014 (UK)
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The life of Neil Baldwin, a man who has shrugged off his perceived limitations to live an incredible life.

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Neil Baldwin
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Mary
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Lou Macari
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Rev Mark
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Malcolm
Paul Hunter ...
Ringmaster
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Rev. McCoist
Mona Goodwin ...
Elaine
Jacqueline Redgewell ...
Doris
Paul Bell ...
Lorry driver
Ben Abell ...
Security guard
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Laino
Oliver Ashworth ...
Bomber
Toby DeCann ...
Paddy
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Registrar
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Neil Baldwin, born just after World War II, is considered to have learning difficulties but he has an appetite for life and, encouraged by his mother Mary, leaves his butchery job to join the circus as Nello the Clown, being undaunted when the circus moves on without him. He moves to Keele University, where Mary has a cleaning job, appointing himself the unofficial greeter to new students, a role rewarded by an honorary degree in 2013. He also gets to manage its unofficial football team, named after him, and in 1992 talks his way into becoming the kit man and mascot of his beloved football team Stoke City. For Neil there are no boundaries - his interest in religion leads to his becoming a lay preacher whilst he presents himself at the House of Commons for tea with MP Tony Benn and at Cambridge University, where he strikes up a friendship with Prince Andrew, which results in his being on the queen's Christmas card list. With his indomitable attitude overcoming early set-backs and the ... Written by don @ minifie-1

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Actor Toby Jones who portrays Neil Baldwin is himself a lifelong Stoke City supporter See more »

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Neil Baldwin: I always wanted to be happy, so I decided to be.
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Outstanding Film
31 December 2014 | by (England) – See all my reviews

Marvellous is a film you could safely recommend to anybody.

It is difficult to envisage what you could not like or gain from watching it. It will take you through every emotion imaginable in the 90 minutes and can justifiably apply a range of genres.

It's is slightly slow in the earlier portion, the chronology goes slightly awry at times but nothing which hinders it and you can near guarantee being enriched through the life of Baldwin and performance of Jones being presented to you.

The only downside is that neither film or actor probably meet any of the award season elligibility criteria.


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