Extraordinary Portraits - Season 3 - Eps 6: Holly and Mark
In this episode, hospital porter Holly is matched with classicist painter Mark. Holly joined the NHS as her way of giving back to the service that saved her eight-year-old daughter’s life when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Award-winning artist Mark Draisey also had a change of career when, in 2016, he reignited his love for portrait art after a 30-year career as a caricaturist and illustrator.
About Extraordinary Portraits
Title: Extraordinary Portraits
First Air Date: 2022-01-06
Last Air Date: 2025-03-07
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 24
Network: BBC One
Genres: Reality
Production Companies: Chatterbox Media
Synopsis
Musician and passionate art collector Tinie Tempah hopes to shine the light on everyday heroes within society by painting portraits of them. These everyday heroes have extraordinary stories and the artists hope to turn these stories into amazing portraits. Portraiture has traditionally been a method of commemorating powerful or wealthy figures in society, however, Tinie hopes to shine a light on the everyday heroes within out society. Famous artists include street artist Dale Grimshaw and hyper-realist Kelvin Okafor.
Cast
Bill Bailey
Self - Presenter / Narrator
