Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story
- TV documentary
- BBC Two
- 2010
- 1 episode
Documentary chronicling the rise to fame of the surreal stand-up comic Eddie Izzard. Features Eddie Izzard, Melvin Altwarg, Shamgar Amram, Mick Andrew, Rob Ballard and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2010
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Eddie Izzard, Melvin Altwarg, Shamgar Amram, Mick Andrew, Rob Ballard, Andrew Boxer, William Burdett-Coutts, Celia Carr and more
- Writers
- Sarah Townsend
- Directors
- Sarah Townsend
- Producers
- Sarah Townsend, James Goddard, John Gore and Max Burgos
A documentary about comedian Eddie Izzard's rise to fame. Featuring interviews with Eddie, her family, friends and colleagues, woven together with childhood home movies, early street comedy footage and stand-up shows.
Hilarious and moving by turns, Believe is the story of triumph over adversity. Cameras followed Eddie on a stressful 'comeback' tour, and capture the story behind some of her best-loved material en route. Under time pressure and desperate for inspiration, Eddie Izzard delves into her own life story for new material. So began an accidental voyage into his past that paralleled his world tour and culminated in a moment of revelation about the source of her relentless drive.
Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
- Official Documentary Website
The official website for the programme. - Eddie Izzard's Website
The official website of the comedian. - IMDb
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 18th December 2010 at 10:45pm on BBC Two
- Episode length
- 90 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Tuesday 12th July 2011 at 11:00pm on BBC4
- Sunday 10th July 2011 at 9:00pm on BBC4