Extraordinary Portraits

Extraordinary Portraits
Presented by	Tinie Tempah (series 1 & 2) Bill Bailey (series 3-)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	24
Original release
Network	BBC Television
Release	14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)

Extraordinary Portraits is a BBC Television series in which members of the public who have a notable achievement are paired with an artist to have their portrait painted, or in some cases drawn, photographed, or sculpted. It first aired on 14 February 2022. ^[1]

The first two series were presented by Tinie Tempah; series three and four by Bill Bailey. ^{[2] [3]} All the sitters in series three were related to the NHS, to mark its 75th anniversary. ^{[2] [4]}

An exhibition of works from the first two series was held at Turner Contemporary in 2022. ^[5] From 13 March to 6 April 2025, during Bradford's year as UK City of Culture, an exhibition of the portraits from series four is scheduled to be held at the city's Loading Bay venue. ^{[2] [6]}

Series four was filmed at Kelmarsh Hall in Northampton.

Episodes

Christy Lee Rogers, seen in 2011

Mark Ormrod, seen in 2017

• 1:1. Twin sisters Georgia and Melissa Laurie, who survived a crocodile attack, painted by Roxana Halls ^[7]
• 1:2. Model Cee Cee, who has albinism, photographed underwater by Christy Lee Rogers ^[8]
• 1:3. Patrick Hutchinson, painted by Dale Grimshaw ^[9]
• 1:4. Burns survivor Catrin Pugh, drawn by Kelvin Okafor ^[10]
• 1:5. Former Royal Marine Mark Ormrod, painted by Thomas Croft — the abstract background was painted by Ormrod's children Mason and Evie ^{[11] [12]}
• 1:6. 88-year-old farmer Alec Burrough, painted by Caroline Pool ^[13]
• 2:1. Fundraiser and cancer survivor Harriet Middleton, painted by Stuart Pearson Wright — who subsequently donated his painting to Shetland Museum ^[14]
• 2:2. Charlotte Banfield, who has cerebral palsy, photographed by Bella Kotak ^[15]
• 2:3. Footballer Jahmal Howlett-Mundle, painted by Lo Lo ^[16]
• 2:4. Powerlifter Karenjeet Kaur Bains, painted by Amar Stewart ^[17]
• 2:5. Jamie Dalgoutte, painted by Ross Muir ^[18]
• 2:6. Teacher Christian Foley, painted by Laura Quinn Harris ^[19]
• 3:1. Trauma surgeon Martin Griffiths, sculpted by Nick Elphick ^{[20] [21]}
• 3:2. Doctor Grace Spence Green, painted by Jemisha Maadhavji ^{[22] [23]}
• 3:3. Araf Saddiq, Scotland's first Asian paramedic, photographed by Brock Elbank ^[24]
• 3:4. Jules Lewis, an end-of-life care nurse, painted by Belinda Eaton ^[25]
• 3:5. Six members of the Edwards family, painted by Adebanji Alade ^[26]
• 3:6. Hospital porter Holly Crawshaw, painted by Mark Draisey ^{[27] [28]}
• 4:1. Clare Sacco, who founded a charity after receiving a diagnosis of incurable cancer, painted by Oriane Pierrepoint ^{[29] [30]}
• 4:2. Rizwan Javed, painted by Jack Dickson ^[31]
• 4:3. Gill Sayell, painted by David James ^[32]
• 4:4. Former paratrooper Christian Lewis, sculpted by Hywel Pratley
• 4:5. Foster carers Marva and Lionel, painted by Chloe Cox
• 4:6. Down's syndrome campaigner Millie, painted by Karen Turner

References

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10. "Catrin Pugh Portrait". Kelvin Okafor Art. 23 March 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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21. "Llandudno artist who created NHS piece 'blessed' to feature on BBC programme". North Wales Pioneer. 14 July 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
22. "DMU Fine Art grad paints stunning portrait of NHS hero on peak time BBC show". De Montfort University. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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24. Aitken, Vivienne; Williams, Kieren (11 July 2023). "'I'm the first Muslim paramedic at my service and I've been called a terrorist'". The Mirror. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
25. Bailey, Lisa (13 July 2023). "End of Life Care Nurse to feature in special BBC series". SaTH. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
26. "Extraordinary Portraits 2023 – Episode 5 – Adebanji Alade & The Edwards". ROI. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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28. "Artist paints portrait of NHS worker for TV show". Henley Standard. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
29. Hartland, Nick. "Artist Oriane pulls off BBC show masterstroke". Chepstow Beacon. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
30. Richardson, Hollie; Catterall, Ali; Duggins, Alexi; Virtue, Graeme; Heritage, Stuart (7 February 2025). "TV tonight: Bill Bailey's incredibly moving art show". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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32. "'Trailblazer' for women's football in England painted by David James". BBC Sport. 22 February 2025. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Extraordinary Portraits at IMDb