10 x 60’ for Channel 4
Hidden Heroes (w/t) is a landmark, peak-time documentary series which will follow the extraordinary journeys of disabled sportsmen and women as they battle to become stars of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Focusing on three athletes per programme, each episode will explore the brutal training regimes and the fierce rivalries as they compete for a place in Paralympics GB. And with unprecedented access to the trials and tribulations of selection and qualification, the series will be an intimate and unflinching look at the daily lives of these men, women and teenagers as they strive for glory.
Hidden Heroes is being produced/directed by acclaimed observational filmmakers Dee Lahiri (C4's Born to Be Different) and Francine Shaw (Secret Millionaire and Sex Addict, C4). The Series Producer is David Russell (Beyond Boundaries - Nicaragua, BBC; Gok Wan: Too Fat Too Young, C4). The Executive Producer is Andrew Mackenzie.
BACK 2011
On Channel 4
“This series follows some amazing athletes through a tough and thrilling elimination process. It's a very big commission for the Documentaries Department and illustrates that Channel 4 is set to make its Paralympic coverage one of its biggest-ever events making household names of many of Britain's Paralympic stars along the way. Paralympic or Olympic, disabled or not, these films are fundamentally about incredibly committed athletes fighting for gold.” Hamish Mykura, Head of Documentaries and More 4
Hamish Mykura, Head of Documentaries and More 4 and Alison Walsh, Channel 4 Disability Executive