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Sky Documentaries and NOW confirm brand new and exclusive Sky original documentary film Hatton will air at 9pm on Thursday 31 August. The ninety-minute film offers extraordinary access to boxing hero Ricky Hatton, exploring his life in and outside of the ring, with honest words from ‘The Hitman’ himself, his closest friends, family and peers.From multi-award-winning sports documentary specialists Noah Media Group comes this definitive portrait of a unique, working-class hero and one of the world’s most beloved boxers - Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton. The documentary, with incredible access to Ricky and unseen archive footage, charts his journey from the Hattersley estate near Manchester to headlining on the strip in Las Vegas is an emotional insight into a brilliant sporting hero.Earmarked for greatness from the moment he turned professional, Ricky quickly rose to the pinnacle of his sport. Adored by the public, he was a raging force in the ring, but the eventual pain of defeat would become utterly unbearable. Triumph, and pride were replaced by depression, addiction, and shame. His courage was clear, but it hid a darkness that would overwhelm him.Crucially, his relationships with those closest to him fell apart. A near decade estrangement from his family and split from his coach pushed Ricky to his absolute rock bottom and an attempted suicide. Raw and compelling, the documentary showcases this cautionary tale and inspirational story of a man forced to navigate a path through fragile relationships and broken dreams as he attempts to make sense of a life that appeared destined for a happy ending.Ricky Hatton&nbsp;is directed by multi-award winning Dan Dewsbury&nbsp;and produced by Noah Media Group (14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, Finding Jack Charlton),&nbsp;in association with Sky Studios. NBCUniversal Global Distribution handle international sales on behalf of Sky Studios.For further information, please contact: <div><a href="mailto:hatton@premiercomms.com">hatton@premiercomms.com</a>Notes to editors:</div> &nbsp;

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Noah Media Group is the award-winning, UK-based production and distribution company behind many critically acclaimed sports feature documentaries.In 2021, Noah took £2m investment in developing the distribution &amp; technology capabilities of the business from an impressive roster of technology, media &amp; sport star backers including Formula 1 driver Mark Webber &amp; former Wired editor David Rowson.Noah’s first Netflix Original feature documentary launched globally on the world-leading streaming platform in November 2021. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible follows fearless Nepali mountaineer Nimsdai (Nims) Purja as he embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks in seven months. Released in more than 190 territories, 14 Peaks was a Top 10 watch across 50 territories in its first month of release. The film was recently nominated for a Grierson Award and a Primetime Emmy.Noah’s recent feature length documentary Villeneuve Pironi, charts the astonishing story of two supremely gifted Ferrari F1 drivers: Gilles Villeneuve &amp; Didier Pironi, forever torn apart by a historic and hugely controversial moment in time. It was produced by Noah Media Group and Sky Studios for Sky &amp; NBCUniversal, released earlier this year and is currently the number 1 performing single documentary on Sky Documentaries in the UK and Germany for 2023.Other recent global productions for the prestige documentary specialists have included Arsène Wenger: Invincible, a co-production with Federation Entertainment, the definitive documentary on the footballing pioneer who changed the landscape of the English Premier League. The film was released on Canal+ in France and Amazon Prime Video in the UK in 2022. The film recently received the Gold Medal for Best Documentary at the Venice TV Awards.In 2021, Noah Media Group and BT Sport Films partnered on the football docuseries South of the River, charting the rise to fame of some of Britain’s most talented young players – all of whom have emerged from a few square miles in South London. Broadcast to UK audiences via BT Sport in November 2021 and ITV and Netflix in 2022, the series is created by Gabriel Clarke, directed by Jay Gill and features Rio Ferdinand, who also serves as an executive producer.Previous Noah credits include the critically-acclaimed Finding Jack Charlton (2020) – a portrait of one of football’s most cherished heroes and his previously undocumented dementia diagnosis, which was launched in partnership with the BBC &amp; Virgin Media Ireland. The film won the Broadcast Awards Best Documentary 2022, was Grierson nominated and received a Broadcast Sport Editor’s Choice award in 2021 with the glowing praise that it “…sets a new benchmark in high-quality, factual sports content and will be held in the highest esteem for years to come.”Also produced by Noah is The Edge (2019) – the story of the record-breaking England Test Cricket team of 2010 and the sport’s issues with mental health (BBC, Amazon Prime), Steve McQueen: The Man &amp; Le Mans – charting the Hollywood star’s quest to make the ultimate racing movie (Showtime, BBC and Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival 2015) and Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager (Netflix) – winner&nbsp; of the 2018 Sports Journalists’ Association Best TV/Film Documentary of the year.In addition to their celebrated feature film work, Noah boasts an industry-leading in-house production and graphics team, and the company has been recognised by BAFTA, Television Academy, Grierson, BIFA, IFTA and the Royal Television Society (RTS), amongst others.&nbsp;

Hatton, a brutally honest and deeply personal documentary film with unprecedented access to air on Sky Documentaries & NOW on 31 August

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