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The Lottery Millionaire and the Spirit of Belfast

Lottery winner Peter Lavery looks back on the day that changed his life and races to finish the ambitious conversion of the Titanic Pumphouse into a whiskey distillery.

A character study of Peter Lavery, a Belfast bus driver who won £10.2m on the lottery in 1996 and has several new business enterprises launching this year, including the first whiskey distillery in the city for 90 years.

The film follows the progress of Peter’s ambitious plans for a ‘floating’ distillery in the Titanic Pumphouse and the launch of a new tour boat on the River Lagan. We also look back at his lottery win, what happened to him after that, and how he coped with the turmoil of going from earning £200 a week to suddenly becoming one of Northern Ireland's richest people overnight.

28 minutes

Last on

Wed 1 Nov 2023 22:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Peter Lavery
Participant Andrew Cowan
Participant Damien Rafferty
Participant Alexandra Shannon
Participant Diane Poole
Production Manager Claire Little
Executive Producer Trevor Birney
Executive Producer Justin Binding
Producer Graham Little

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Sep 2023 19:30
  • Fri 15 Sep 2023 21:00
  • Sat 16 Sep 2023 16:00
  • Wed 20 Sep 2023 23:40
  • Tue 31 Oct 2023 22:40
  • Wed 1 Nov 2023 22:00