Reviewing the programme for the '' Stoke Sentinel '' , John Woodhouse said " It says everything for Neil that Marvellous was ever made . For in times when television is seduced by vacuity and celebrity , it does n't sound that promising a pitch . A drama , set in Newcastle under Lyme , about a man saddled with the tag of ' learning difficulties ' who reveals himself to be so much more ? Good luck with that one . And yet here it is – primetime BBC2 . " '' Stoke Sentinel '' columnist Simon Lowe described it as " the most human of stories : a truly stirring , laugh-out-loud tearjerker of a drama . Part biopic , part musical ( has there ever been a better use of the ukulele in a piece of television – and I ’m including George Formby ’s contribution to the instrument ’s status in that ? ) and part incredible journey , Marvellous was life-affirming and inspirational . " Lou Macari was quoted in the '' Stoke Sentinel '' as saying : " The film really captures Nello Neil Baldwin as he was and for those who did n't know him I can assure them everything in the film is true . There are many moving moments , and it must be the best 90 minutes viewing Stoke-on-Trent has had for a long time . " At the 2015 British Academy Television Awards , '' Marvellous '' won the Single Drama award and Gemma Jones received the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Baldwin 's mother . Baldwin collected the former award and made an acceptance speech
2015 British Academy Television Awards
2015 British Academy Television Awards
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