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An accomplished musician and legendary showman, his band Queen sold a staggering 80 million albums around the world and helped define popular culture in the 1970's and 80's.
But the fiercely private Freddie was equally famous for the gossip surrounding his colourful love life as well as a hedonistic lifestyle. This fascinating and entertaining documentary includes exclusive interviews with Mercury's mother Jer Bulsara and sister Kashmira Cooke - and never heard before audio interviews of the great man himself. Unparalleled and exclusive interviews with Freddie's close friends and collaborators are at the heart of this documentary, and include: his boyfriend Jim Hutton, his personal assistant Peter Freestone, close friends David Evans and Peter Straker, musical collaborators Roger Taylor and Montserrat Caballé, and celebrity fans including Robbie Williams and McFly.