Holding out for a hero!
What's on TV|August 19, 2023
Line of Duty actor Tommy Jessop tries to make it in Tinseltown...
CAREN CLARK, HANNAH DAVIES
Holding out for a hero!

TOMMY JESSOP GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

Monday, 9pm, BBC1 Factual

Tommy Jessop is on a quest to break new ground and become the first actor with Down’s syndrome to play a superhero in a blockbuster movie.

In a new documentary, the Line of Duty star and disability campaigner teams up with his filmmaker brother, Will, to create action movie Roger the Superhero – named after Tommy’s beloved teddy bear.

This story is from the August 19, 2023 edition of What's on TV.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the August 19, 2023 edition of What's on TV.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.