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Outlook: Harry Potter and the dynamic shadow – his stuntman

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14/12/2023 GMT

Harry Potter and the dynamic shadow – his stuntman

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Gymnast David Holmes got his dream job when he became Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double

Gymnast David Holmes got his dream job when he became Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double. He was flying high for 10 years until a stunt went wrong.

David Holmes was a talented young British gymnast and stuntman. For 10 years he was at the top of his game working as Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double in the Harry Potter film franchise. Living the fast life and forming lifelong connections with cast and crew, it was the dream job. But then as he was rehearsing a stunt for the seventh film something went very wrong. David was left paralysed from the neck down and had to learn to live a new and very different life. David’s documentary is called David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived.

Ugandan school teacher John Ssentamu was looking for ways to inspire and entice his pupils back in to school. On a long bus journey he stumbled across just the thing to help him, a Harry Potter book. Beyond the spells and adventures what really caught his eye was the game of Quidditch. Now armed with broomsticks and golden snitches he's introduced hundreds of students to the game and become the coach for Uganda's Quidditch team.

Presenter: Seyi Rhodes 
Producers: Tommy Dixon, Zoe Gelber, Jo Impey

(Photo: David Holmes and Daniel Radcliffe. Credit: John Wilson/HBO)

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