Relive the Magic: Torvill & Dean’s Iconic Boléro to Be Brought Back to Life in New TV Sensation
Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill’s Olympic gold-winning Bolero ice-skating routine is recreated for upcoming drama
24 million viewers tuned into watch their iconic Bolero routine during the 1984 Winter Olympics.
And Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill‘s gold medal winning performance at the Sarajevo Games is set to be recreated for an upcoming ITV drama.
Will Tudor, 31, and Poppy Lee Friar, 23, are taking on the roles of the ice-skating legends on the two-hour ITV biopic, Torvill & Dean, which will explore the relationship between the pair at the height of their success.
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Hitting TV screens: Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill’s gold medal winning performance at the Sarajevo Games is set to be recreated for an upcoming ITV drama
They have enjoyed 30 years in the spotlight as one of the most popular ice skating duos ever – and the pair’s sensational skills also earned them an Olympic gold for Great Britain in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1984.
While they are both in separate relationships – Christopher with Karen Barber and Jayne with her husband of 27 years, Phil Christensen – the pair have previously admitted to being romantically involved once before when they were both single.
And the new biopic, which will air on Christmas Day, is said to focus on the 40-year relationship between Torvill and Dean – both professional and personally.
According to ITV, the venture will also ‘explore how Chris and Jayne clashed’ during the development of the award-winning routines.
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Roles: Will Tudor, 31, and Poppy Lee Friar, 23, are taking on the roles of the ice-skating legends on the two-hour ITV biopic, Torvill & Dean, which will explore the relationship between the pair at the height of their success
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Iconic: Torvill and Sean’s sensational skills earned them an Olympic gold for Great Britain in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1984
‘I wanna see this!: Torvill and Dean show off some dance poses
With their life story hitting TV screens soon, Torvill, 60, and Dean, 59, have admitted that they are ‘honoured’ by the film and ‘happy to share their passion for skating, the lifelong friendship that came through our sport, and everything that it took to achieve our eventual goal of becoming Olympic champions.’
Anita Dobson, Jamie Winstone and Stephen Tompkinson will also star in the film, which is written by William Ivory (Made In Dagenham).
William admits: ‘Chris and Jayne are fascinating. Athletes with all the grit and determination that entails, but real artists, too, engaging in deeply felt creative and emotional battles.’
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Life story: While they are both in separate relationships – Christopher with Karen Barber and Jayne with her husband of 27 years, Phil Christensen – the pair have previously admitted to being romantically involved once before when they were both single
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Plot: The new biopic (pictured), which will air on Christmas Day, is said to focus on the 40-year relationship between Torvill and Dean – both professional and personally
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‘Lifelong friendship that came through our sport’: Torvill, 60, and Dean, 59, have admitted that they are ‘honoured’ by the film and ‘happy to share their passion for skating’
Jayne Torvill and Chris Dean skate together for first time in 4 years
Meanwhile, executive producer Emily Dalton reveals: ‘They are iconic but also enigmatic. We’ve all speculated about their relationship off the ice.
‘Viewers will be moved and surprised by [their] heartbreaking and backbreaking journey.’
In 2006, Torvill and Dean began choreographing routines for ITV’s Dancing On Ice and served as judges on the show earlier this year.
Torvill & Dean is set to air on ITV on Christmas Day.
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Eagerly-anticipated: Torvill & Dean is set to air on ITV on Christmas Day
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