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Rizwan and Jack

Bill Bailey matches life-saving railway worker Rizwan with multimedia artist Jack Dickson to create a stunning portrait.

Comedian and art lover Bill Bailey matches a life-saving railway worker with a celebrated artist to create a well-deserved portrait.

East Londoner Rizwan stopped someone trying to take their own life in his first week of working for London Underground. In eight years, Rizwan has stopped another 28 people from coming to harm. His training teaches him how to spot vulnerable people, but his gift is how he relates to them individually. Attempting to capture this remarkable man in a portrait is multimedia artist Jack Dickson, who describes himself as an ‘artistic magpie’. He collects clues about his subjects' lives and then builds them into multilayered visual artworks.

What will Rizwan and his family think of the finished result?

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29 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Bill Bailey
Narrator Bill Bailey
Editor Dan Bowen
Editor Mike Crawford
Director of photography Jarrod Roberts
Production Manager Megan Croft
Assistant Producer Tom Humble
Assistant Producer Jim Martin
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

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