When Freddie Flintoff's documentary covering car crash is on TV and where to watch it
Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff documents the recovery from his tragic crash in a new feature-length film, which hears from close friends including Jack Whitehall and James Corden
Freddie Flintoff is giving fans exclusive access into his life in a new documentary launching this month. Available to stream on Disney+, 'Flintoff' follows the former international cricketer and broadcaster as he recovers from injuries sustained in a car crash while filming Top Gear in 2022.
Billed as a story of 'resilience', the feature-length documentary takes an 'intimate and unprecedented' look at the life of one of Britain's most beloved sportsmen and TV personalities. It features exclusive access to Flintoff, as well as his wife Rachael and close friends including Michael Vaughan, James Corden and Jack Whitehall.
The film also documents Flintoff's life story, from winning two Ashes series for England, to becoming a British TV star, and returning to the public eye following his life-altering accident. In the trailer for the documentary, Flintoff reveals how he lived 'under the radar' for seven months following the accident, which left him with both physical and mental scars.
Flintoff says he 'remembers everything' about the crash, which took place at the Top Gear test track in Surrey in December 2022. The footage also shows a still image taken in the aftermath of the incident, with crew tending to Flintoff inside the vehicle.
Revealing his reasons for producing the film, he says: 'One of the real frustrations was the speculation, that's why I'm doing this now. What actually happened?'
The film comes from award-winning 'Lockerbie' director John Dower, who had exclusive access to Flintoff over the past year, filming his recovery and documenting his cricketing career. Here's when Flintoff is on TV and where to watch it in the UK.
When Flintoff is on TV and where to watch it
Flintoff launches on Disney+ on Friday, April 25. It will be available to stream with a Disney+ subscription, which now starts at £4.99 per month for a monthly subscription that can be cancelled any time.
Members can get the equivalent of two months free by paying for a year upfront on the Standard or Premium plan, bagging 12 months for the price of 10 and saving up to £25.98. The Standard plan now costs £89.90, while the Premium plan is £129.90 and also includes higher video quality up to 4K UHD and HDR, plus the ability to stream on four devices simultaneously.
Flintoff comes ahead of the launch of several other hit celebrity documentaries, including the final episodes of Molly-Mae: Behind it All, and the fourth season of Clarkson's Farm. Both series are heading to Amazon's Prime Video in May and will be available free with an .
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