Marva, Lionel and Chloe
Bill Bailey challenges a young artist to paint Marva and Lionel, who have fostered almost 200 teenagers.
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 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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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Bill Bailey |
| Narrator | Bill Bailey |
| Director of photography | Jarrod Roberts |
| Editor | Dan Bowen |
| Editor | Mike Crawford |
| Assistant Producer | Tom Humble |
| Assistant Producer | Jim Martin |
| Production Manager | Megan Croft |
| Executive Producer | Ali Quirk |
| Executive Producer | Nav Raman |
| Series Producer | David Skudder |
| Producer | Tom Power |
| Producer | Tom Bowman |
| Producer | Phil Broadhurst |
| Director | Tom Power |
| Director | Tom Bowman |
| Director | Phil Broadhurst |
| Production Company | Chatterbox Media |
Broadcasts
- Fri 7 Mar 2025 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sun 9 Mar 2025 15:50ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Tue 17 Jun 2025 08:00