Extraordinary Portraits

S4 E4 Christian and Hywel

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Comedian and art lover Bill Bailey matches former soldier and fundraiser Christian with a sculptor to create a lasting legacy.

When ex-paratrooper Christian struggled to fit back into civilian life, he spiralled into a cycle of depression and debt. Deciding to take matters into his own hands, Christian left home with just £10 in his pocket and two days' worth of rations. His goal was to walk the entire coastline of the UK, and he returned six years, and 19,000 miles, later with a partner, a child and having raised half a million pounds for a charity helping ex-servicemen.

Taking on the massive challenge of capturing this remarkable man is Hywel Pratley, an acclaimed sculptor with a royal pedigree, who works in both clay and bronze.

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2025/02/21 S4 E3

Gill and David

Comedian and art-lover Bill Bailey tasks former goalkeeper and painter David James to create a portrait of ex-footballer Gill, who competed for England in the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup.

Gill was just 14 years old when she was picked to represent England at Copa 71 in Mexico. But when the tournament was over, she and her teammates were hit with a ban by the Football Association, which had forbidden women from playing on professional pitches. Many of her teammates never played again, but Gill went on to be a founding member of Arsenal Women and inspire a whole new generation.

To capture Gill, Bill has chosen a fellow footballer; former England goalkeeper turned painter David James, an artist who has donated his work to charities and created paintings to support some of his favourite causes.

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2025/03/07 S4 E5

Marva, Lionel and Chloe

Comedian and art lover Bill Bailey matches foster carers Marva and Lionel with a young artist to create a stunning portrait of the deserving couple.

Marva and Lionel decided to make a difference by becoming foster parents to teenagers looking for a loving home. Thirty years later, they have fostered almost 200 young people in need.

The task to capture Marva and Lionel on canvas falls to Manchester-based artist Chloe Cox. The self-taught painter has had a meteoric rise and has already been commissioned by HM the King and the Windrush Commemoration Committee. Now, she is on a mission to make the people we see on gallery walls more representative of society. What will Marva and Lionel make of the finished work?

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2025-02-07

Comedian and art lover Bill Bailey returns to BBC One for a new series of Extraordinary Portraits, matching talented artists with inspiring individuals to create breathtaking works of art which reflect modern Britain.

In this series, the portraits' subjects include a railway worker who has saved 29 people at their lowest ebb; a couple who've fostered almost 200 children; an army veteran whose walk around the UK's coastline raised more than half a million pounds to support ex-servicemen and women; an influencer with Down's Syndrome who's taking her campaign to change legislation to the government; a lost football Lioness whose achievements were erased from history for half a century; and a young woman with incurable cancer who's determined to make a difference for other people diagnosed at a young age. 

An exhibition of the portraits from this series will open in the spring in Bradford as part of the UK City of Culture.

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Extraordinary Portraits