“Steve’s journey takes an extraordinary turn when he discovers one of Jim’s original Formula 1 cars: a Cooper Climax T45.”
The extraordinary story of a a race driver coaching legend, his long lost son and the car that connects them after 60 years. A touching and fascinating story set against the backdrop of the European Historic Grand Prix race series. The name Jim Russell still conjures memories for anyone who ever raced. World champions passed through his doors — Fittipaldi, Bell, Villeneuve, Senna. As he lay recovering from a life-threatening accident in the 1950s, his son Stephen was born in the same hospital and left without ever meeting his father. Decades later, Steve Banham found his birth family, tracked down his father's Cooper Grand Prix racer, and set about racing it himself — in Jim's memory.
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Steve Banham
Self
Bev Banham
Self
James Banham
Self
Victoria Banham
Self
Brian Banham
Self
Tony Ditheridge
Self
Duncan Rabagliati
Self
Simon Dedman
Self
Jamie B. Chambers
Jim Russell (recreation)
Known for
One Shot
I Am Rage
Rachel Bull
Woman in Car (recreation)
Emerson Fittipaldi
Self (archive)
Also in
Paixão, Suor e Graxa: Os Pioneiros do Automobilismo Brasileiro
Deu Veado na Cabeça
Stirling Moss
Self (archive)
Also in
Mask of Dust
Hammond Meets Moss
Luke Holliday Director · Nik Coleman Writer
First release November 21, 2025 · Produced in United Kingdom
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Coleman Television
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United Kingdom
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 21, 2025
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