Telly recommendation - Marvellous

[Old Greg]

For those of you who didn;t see Marvellous on BBC2 last night, it's available at BBC iPlayer - Marvellous for the next week.

The true story of Neil Baldwin, an utterly remarkable man from Stoke-om-Trent who refused to accept his learning difficulties. Well worth a watch.

[woohoo]

For those of you who didn;t see Marvellous on BBC2 last night, it's available at BBC iPlayer - Marvellous for the next week.

The true story of Neil Baldwin, an utterly remarkable man from Stoke-om-Trent who refused to accept his learning difficulties. Well worth a watch.

Thanks. Will give it a watch, though sounds a little like Forest Gump.

[malvolio]

Thanks. Will give it a watch, though sounds a little like Forest Gump.

Except this is a true story. And beautifully played.

[SueEllen]

Thanks. Will give it a watch, though sounds a little like Forest Gump.

Nah Forest Gump is stupid in comparison.

[Old Greg]

Except this is a true story. And beautifully played.

Extract from Indy review:

These surreal touches – there were also musical interludes and colourful intertitles to introduce each escapade – are what stand between Baldwin and the fate of Forrest Gump-ification. Like the Tom Hanks character, he’s a Christian man, whose simple view of the world might seem to reveal a kind of holy wisdom. Unlike the Tom Hanks character, Neil Baldwin is a real, still-living person. 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. In his words: “I’ve always wanted to be happy so I decided to be.”

[alluvial]

Except this is a true story. And beautifully played.

Yep. I don't usually watch this sort of thing but I did and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I'd never heard of Neil Baldwin before but a bit of googling reveals a truly remarkable story.

[woohoo]

Well I watched it, now I have to make up the hour and half working late

Lovely story, well told and yep much better than Forest Gump.

[Old Greg]

Well I watched it, now I have to make up the hour and half working late

Lovely story, well told and yep much better than Forest Gump.

Glad you enjoyed it.