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Series 4: 3. Gill and David

Comedian and art lover Bill Bailey tasks former goalkeeper and painter David James to create a portrait of ex-footballer Gill, who competed for England in the unofficial 1971 Women’s World Cup.\n \nGill was just 14 years old when she was picked to represent England at Copa 71 in Mexico. But when the tournament was over, she and her teammates were hit with a ban by the Football Association, which had forbidden women from playing on professional pitches. Many of her teammates never played again, but Gill went on to be a founding member of Arsenal Women, inspiring a whole new generation.\n\nTo capture Gill, Bill has chosen a fellow footballer and former England goalkeeper turned painter, David James, an artist who has donated his work to charities and created paintings to support some of his favourite causes.

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