Neil Baldwin - Stoke City kit man to Bafta winner

Neil Baldwin - the man whose life has been so remarkable it inspired a now Bafta-winning BBC movie.

'Marvellous', is the story of a man who refused to let learning difficulties hold him back.

Having left school at 16, Baldwin went on to become a circus clown then mascot and kit man for his beloved Stoke City as well as making friends with the likes of Archbishop of Canterbury and Gary Lineker.

He's lived by a very simple philosophy - 'If you're not happy, try to be happy and make other people happy.'

Actor Toby Jones played the popular Baldwin in the movie that won "best single drama" at the Bafta's last night.

Watch Rebecca Barry's report including interviews with Neil Baldwin and Lou Maccari:

A devoted Stoke City fan, then manager Lou Maccari spotted Baldwin around the club and invited him to become the team's kit man and mascot.

In 1993 he even got to play for the team in a friendly against Aston Villa after Maccari sent him on for five minutes.

Two decades on, Maccari, speaking to ITV News, never thought Baldwin would end up with a Batfa.

"Players loved it, it caught on and it broke the atmosphere from a weekend where you'd lost a game of football. You'd come in on a Monday and he'd be standing there dressed as a Ninja Turtle."

"I didn't think it would work quite as well as it has done - ending up in Theatre Royal, Drury Lane!"