Sir Ian McKellen to Lip-Sync Unheard LS Lowry Tapes in BBC Arena Documentary on Feb. 25

Overview

• The one-hour film, LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes, is scheduled for 9pm on BBC Two with streaming on iPlayer.
• McKellen embodies Lowry by matching his mouth to previously unheard conversations with young interviewer Angela Barratt.
• Annabel Smith appears as Barratt opposite McKellen in staged interpretations of the recordings.
• McKellen says the toughest element is fitting his mouth to the recorded words, calling the process "not easy."
• The Arena documentary also explores how Salford and Greater Manchester’s industrial landscape evolved, a central theme in Lowry’s work.