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Man of Steel: Sanjeev Gupta

BBC business correspondent Brian Meechan follows the self-made steel baron Sanjeev Gupta, who emerged as the mystery bidder in the controversial Tata Port Talbot sale.

Global business tycoon Sanjeev Gupta shot to fame as the mystery bidder in the controversial Tata Port Talbot sale. With the world in the midst of a global steel crisis, he emerged as the saviour of the British steel industry, buying up failing companies all cover the UK without ever sacking the workers. With unprecedented access to the man behind the headlines, BBC business correspondent Brian Meechan follows the self-made steel baron at work, at home and on a mission to reignite a dying industry. A year on from being thrust into the limelight, his story takes us from the industrial heartlands of steel production to the glamour of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. After moving his young family from the luxury of Dubai to Newport, south Wales, we see how one man's personal obsession with a rusty old steelworks in the Gwent Valleys became the start of a global takeover.

48 minutes

Last on

Sat 13 Jan 201817:00

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterBrian Meechan
ProducerLlinos Griffin-Williams
Executive ProducerJohn Geraint

Broadcasts

  • Tue 28 Nov 201722:40
  • Sat 13 Jan 201817:00