BBC Drama The Best Of Men Getting A Home Release

The Best of Men, the uplifting true story behind the birth of the Paralympic Games, which is heading to DVD next month. The drama was originally screened on BBC and stars Eddie Marsan, George MacKay and Rob Brydon.

In 1943, a refugee doctor from Nazi uses new methods to rehabilitate those with spinal injuries in Great Britain. Dr. Guttmann (Marsan) revolutionised life for paralysed people by introducing sport into their rehabilitation. This heart warming and uplifting film reveals the true story behind the birth of the Paralympic Games.

Dazzler Media have sent us over a new clip which shows the men enjoying a game of what could be called chair hockey…

The Best of Men charts one remarkable doctor’s transformation of care for paraplegics. An inspirational doctor arrives at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 1944 and transforms the lives of his patients and staff. The patients are paralysed soldiers, written off and facing death from neglect, but their big breakthrough comes when Doctor Guttmann introduces sport into their rehabilitation. Guttmann rejects the general view that paralysis is a terminal condition and throws out the old care regime and soon establishes a new regime, getting all his patients to live fulfilling lives, using sport to help patients build physical strength as well as self-respect.

This heart warming and uplifting true story of the birth of the Paralympic Games, follows Doctor Ludwig Guttmann, an unsung hero, who revolutionised life for paralysed people.

Dazzler Media will release The Best of Men on DVD & Digital in the UK and Ireland from 14th June.