Rent Torvill and Dean (2018)
3.2 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 35min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
The incredible story of former British, European, Olympic and world champion figure skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, including their historic gold medal-winning performance at the 1984 winter Olympics in Sarajevo. An entertaining, surprising and moving drama tells the story of how the ace skating duo of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean found each other and formed their highly successful and enduring partnership. Charting the journey from their first encounter at Nottingham Ice Rink as children, through their formative and sometimes tempestuous pathway to their phenomenal ' Olympic success with Bolero. Chris (Will Tudor) grew up in humble surroundings in the town of Calverton Notts where his father was a miner. His mother left home when he was just 10. When his newly arrived stepmother moves in and gives him a pair of ice skates by way of a peace offering, Chris soon finds a way to m ' escape and transcend his troubles at the ice rink. Jayne (Poppy Lee Friar) stifled by her parents (Stephen Tompkinson and Jo Hartley) in nearby Clifton, looks to the ice rink for a transformation. She finds an alternative family there in the form of Miss Perry (Anita Dobson) and Ted (Mark Benton). And later their coach Janet Sawbridge (Jaime Winston) and mentor Betty Calloway (Annabelle Apsion). Jayne and Chris struggle to navigate the extremely difficult line of their own emotional complexities versus a rocky creative relationship. Eventually evolving into an innovative and unbeatable combination. - Actors:
- Cassie Bradley, Dean Andrews, Christine Bottomley, Anita Dobson, Susan Earl, Poppy Lee Friar, Jo Hartley, Chris McCurry, Dominique Moore, Sophie Robertson, Stephen Tompkinson, Will Tudor, Jaime Winstone, Mark Quigley
- Directors:
- Gillies MacKinnon
- Producers:
- Emma Burge
- Writers:
- William Ivory
- Aka:
- Torvill & Dean
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- Drama, Sports & Sport Films
- Collections:
- A History of Sports Films (Winter Edition), A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/03/2019
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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