British Network Television & Radio

Coming Soon: “The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker”

ITVX commissions “The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker”

The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker, a two-part series produced by Finestripe Productions will feature exclusive interviews with some of those who know the Wimbledon legend best — some speaking for the first time — and other tennis greats, as well as previously unseen personal and family archive, to tell the story of how the three-time Wimbledon champion lost it all in a highly publicised bankruptcy trial.

It is a story of greed, egotism, arrogance and chronic sexual infidelity. Above all, it’s the story of the destructive power of fame.

“Boris Becker’s story covers a truly astonishing path — coming from nowhere to reach the peak of Wimbledon at a breathtakingly young age, to finding himself in middle-age in a place he must never have imagined he could end up: prison,” Jo Clinton-Davis, Controller of Factual, said. “Finestripe bring together the people closest to Boris Becker to offer unique and compelling…