The Rocker A Portrait of Phil Lynott

When Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died on 4 January 1986 he was 36 years old His early death from a drugrelated illness placed him in the same rock n roll league as his idols Elvis and Jimi Hendrix This documentary looks behind the image to reveal the strains of life in the fast lane It also focuses on Lynott as family man writer and black Irishman with a Brazilian father Includes contributions from Bono Van Morrison Mark Knopfler Scott Gorham and Lynotts wife Caroline Crowther who speaks publicly for the first time Radio Times