1 x 100' for BBC 2 and 2 x 60' for BBC NI

An archive rich, in-depth psychological profile explores how John DeLorean rose from the ghettos of Detroit to build his American dream in Northern Ireland – funded by £84million of British taxpayers money – and how a fairy-tale all went horribly wrong, through a trail of corporate waste, greed and fraud that ended up in an FBI cocaine-trafficking sting.

This RTS award winning and Greirson nominated co-production between the BBC and Netflix combines testimonies and first-hand witnesses from family members, colleagues, workers, journalists and colourful news footage documenting his life and career. For the first time in 40 years ex-wife and fashion model Cristina Ferrare gives an insider’s account about her time with DeLorean and the dramatic collapse of his company.

Fired Up Films  secured an exclusive deal with PH Films in New York to use over 30 hours of never before seen footage filmed by Oscar winning directors DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, who were given unprecedented access to DeLorean at the time.