Tom Hartley: The Dealmaker

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We did a lot of improvising and we spent time together figuring out our back stories, and everyone spent time bonding within their characters as families and as pairs. Opened in 1869, the Cemetery is a rare surviving example of a Victorian “Garden Cemetery”, and is one Belfast's true heritage gems.

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Hartley's inspirational story is about the unshakeable belief in his own abilities, from a precocious schoolboy who had a dream, and then through sheer hard work and a burning desire to make the dream come true. This was on the phone and I was in a remote cottage in Scotland writing another book, and I said ‘who’s the name?It’s not out of a bad place, it’s not like they want to do it just to be greedy, they need to do it to survive, so I think there’s definitely some common ground for every person to relate to that. You can tell a story in any century if you care about the characters, but there was something so attractive about this period in British history. Whatever you’re looking for, we pride ourselves on being the definitive go-to destination for the greatest cars ever made. The reality is you get out what you put in; I’ve worked a minimum of 12 hours every day, and many 18-hour days, including Christmas Day, for the past 45 years.

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One of his more memorable deals was tracking a Ferrari Enzo driver for more than 30 miles, flashing his lights until the motorist was forced to stop at a set of traffic lights. Similar to what Stevie says about connecting to the story, it’s the community having to really pull together and do something to get themselves out of a situation. His passion and enthusiasm for the subject really comes across and he is a natural in front of the camera.It’s amazing and I think that’s a great thing when you look at Shane’s background, he’s given a lot of people their starts. Everyone’s bringing their own personal histories, their social, political, cultural histories, when you get that mix in a room and then you have these conversations, these explorations that are truly genuinely open, we really don’t know what is going to happen in a scene and this so rare and so special and so exciting, and terrifying! Long-time friend and chief executive of South Derbyshire District Council Frank McArdle heaped praise on the businessman. He encountered a second major setback after undergoing major eye surgery but, within six months, was getting back on his feet.