NEW FACTUAL Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood Monday, 9pm, BBC1
Following his memorable turn as troubled Terry Boyle in Line of Duty, actor and disability campaigner Tommy Jessop now has an even bigger goal in mind playing a Hollywood superhero.
BBC1 documentary Tommy Jessop Goes to Hollywood follows the 38-year-old, who lives with Down's syndrome, as he and filmmaker brother Will team up to create an action movie, Roger the Superhero, named after Tommy's teddy.
The brothers shoot a trailer and take advice from top actors and writers, including Kit Harington, Neve Campbell and Will Sharpe, before pitching their film in LA. But will they get the green light?
Here, they tell us more...
Why do you want to make a superhero movie?
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