Sir Ian McKellen opens up on challenges of playing LS Lowry for new BBC documentary - Veteran actor will lip-sync the voice of the acclaimed English artist from archive tapes for a new immersive exper ...

There’s a lot more to LS Lowry than his matchstick men. A visit to the artist’s hometown reveals how his legacy helped turn a derelict dockland into the thriving creative hub of Salford Quays ...

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘Challenging’ to lip sync as LS Lowry for BBC documentary - The Lord Of The Rings star will play the painter using recordings from his final days.

Ian McKellen says process for new BBC role was ‘not easy’ - ...

I’m only a paperboy from the North West. But I can scrub up well in my Sunday best,” Andy Burnham once tweeted, quoting the ...

Sir Ian McKellen will portray LS Lowry "through his own voice" in a new BBC documentary by drawing upon previously unbroadcast material recorded by the celebrated artist near the end of his life. The ...

An insight into the secretive 'matchstick men' painter as he guides us through his revealing life story in unheard interviews ...