Radio Times

Review by:

Jane Rackham

Tom Daley is a great diver, a hard-working student and (if it’s not inappropriate for a middle-aged woman to say) a bit of a hunk in his trunks. But, judging by Jane Treays’s intimate portrait of the 18-year-old (her second film about him), he’s nice, too.

She’s followed the Olympic hopeful over the past two years, through the pressures of training, competing, taking his A-levels and dealing with his increasing commercial commitments plus, sadly and traumatically, the death of his dad Rob. Bearing that in mind, you could forgive him the odd teenage tantrum, yet remarkably he has carried on, smiling and signing autographs for his legion of fans and doing his best to beat his rival, the Chinese diver Qiu Bo.

No wonder everyone, from girls to grannies, loves him.

About this programme

Documentary following two years in the life of the 18-year-old diver as he prepares to fulfil his lifelong dream of winning gold at the Olympics, juggling the pressures of training with more personal challenges - not least the death last year of his father Rob, who was his constant companion in competitions around the world. The film reveals how he has also coped with the added burden of everyday teenage issues like passing his A-levels and his driving test, and how he is fighting back after losing his world crown to China's Qiu Bo.

Cast and crew

Crew

Director

Jane Treays

Executive Producer

Nick Mirsky

Executive Producer

Andrew Mackenzie-Betty

Producer

Jane Treays

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