Channel 4

2023 - 3 - 26

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Channel 4 and Bradford Council tie-in leads to filmmakers event (Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

A SELECTION of short films made by some of the Bradford district's aspiring filmmakers have been showcased at a special event.

With incredible access to one of the fourth emergency services in Britain, the mental health crisis teams. Reality blurs with his imagination and we are taken from the streets of Bradford, to an Afrofuturist pub, to an Elizabethan All in the pursuit to break a stereotype, and share Black Boy Joy. After 5 years of fifty shades of grey, the deflated wife decides to go spiritual but things take the worse turn when the husband mistakenly walks into the 'happy ending' massage room. A black man interrogates his experiences of encountering other black men on the street - and the extreme polar reactions he receives. Ally McCrae, Digital Development Producer, Channel 4, said: ‘Channel 4 is committed to nurturing new talent and generating opportunities so people can showcase their creativity and take their first steps into the industry. [Ilkley](/news/ilkleynews/) with his Nana Agnes, who is trying to turn him straight to continue her sinister bloodline. It’s so important that we provide creatives with industry-based opportunities and give them a platform to showcase their work.” James has previously undertaken a story lining role on Hollyoaks, as well as projects for Netflix and HBO. Phil Barker, Assistant Director Sport & Culture at Bradford Council, said: “The showcase event was truly brilliant. The range of content produced by these individuals was incredible and I’m positive that these aspiring filmmakers will continue to thrive in the industry. Each short film told its own story, with some drawing on the personal experience of the maker.

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Angel Lynn Documentary Commissioned at Channel 4 (Variety)

Channel 4 has commissioned a documentary on the life of Angel Lynn, a woman who suffered injuries while trying to escape an abusive relationship.

Through using Angel’s own text messages, social media posts and her conversations with friends and family in our film, ‘Kidnapped: The Angel Lynn Story’ provides a window into how what starts off as a love story can go horribly wrong, as coercion and control turns abusive, and victims feel trapped and too scared to escape.” as a result of domestic abuse so sadly, Angel’s story will be familiar to many other women and their families across the U.K.. “Kidnapped: The Angel Lynn Story” (working title) has exclusive access to Angel’s parents and other members of her family and closest friends from school and work.

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Angel Lynn's story to be made into Channel 4 TV documentary (Leicestershire Live)

Angel from Loughborough fell from a van after being kidnapped by her controlling boyfriend when she tried to leave him.

What happened next is unclear, but it ended with Bowskill bundling her into the back of a van driven by a friend, Rocco Sansome, and Angel falling out of it at approximately 60mph. After being hurt in an incident in which she had been violently thrown against a wall, Angel took the brave decision to leave him. It was a decision that angered the Lynn family, with the Court of Appeal later increasing Bowskill’s jail term to 12 years. After she contracted Covid-19, she nearly died, leaving her family with the potential heartbreak that could come. Now her story will be told in a program on Channel 4 called Kidnapped: The Angel Lynn Story. Angel, 21, suffered horrendous injuries in the incident after she was bundled into a van by Chay Bowskill in September 2020.

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Angel Lynn: Life story of teen kidnapped by boyfriend and left ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Angel Lynn was violently thrown against a wall and bungled into the back of a van, from which the student fell at approximately 60mph in Leicestershire.

After being hurt in an incident in which she had been violently thrown against a wall, Angel took the brave decision to leave him. C4’s Will Rowson, who commissioned Kidnapped: The Angel Lynn Story, said: “Angel and her family have been so brave, choosing to share their story in the hope it will help others.” Always close to her parents and friends, her life is said to have changed for ever when she started a relationship with Bowskill, who was controlling and abusive. It follows her rehabilitation and slow recovery, which have left her loved ones hopeful she may yet be able to remember and communicate the details of what happened in the run-up to the kidnapping. [Channel 4](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/channel-4), has full access to Angel’s parents Nikki and Paddy, other members of her family and her closest friends from school and work. The programme uses texts, social media posts, photos and calls between Angel and Bowskill to reveal her life before and after she suffered horrific injuries.

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