The John Farnham documentary film is coming to the home screens of Australians later this month after much critical success.

John Farnham: Finding The Voice, which celebrates one of Australia’s most iconic and beloved singers, was released in theatres earlier this year.

On July 24, Australians will be able to watch the biopic from the comfort of their own home on free-to-air television.

The Seven Network announced on Sunday that it will screen John Farnham: Finding The Voice on Monday, July 24, on Channel Seven and 7plus at 7.30pm.

“Since its cinema release on 18 May, the critically acclaimed film has become the highest Australian-grossing feature-length documentary of all-time and the fourth biggest-grossing feature-length documentary in Australia ever,” the network said.

“Critics have described the powerful documentary as ‘must-see’, ‘enthralling’, and ‘inspiring’ ”, a story with ‘laughter, tears, love and rock’n’roll’ and a great tribute to Farnham’s “talent, tenacity and his gift for making and keeping friends”.

The documentary dives deep into Farnham’s journey of growing up in Melbourne, to his initial success in the 1960s, the highs and lows of his life and how he found his voice.

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John Farnham’s ‘epic story’

The film was directed by Australian writer, director and producer Poppy Stockell.

Earlier this year she told The New Daily it was a dream to work on the documentary.

“The UK has Elton John, we have John, and I had the opportunity to tell his story … a filmmaker’s dream with such highs and lows, which were hard and heartbreaking,” she said from Thailand.

“It is an epic story.”

The documentary features Farnham himself, as well as Olivia Newton-John, Jimmy Barnes, Celine Dion, Robbie Williams, Daryl Braithwaite, Richard Marx, Glenn Wheatley, Gaynor Wheatley, David Hirschfelder, the singer’s sons James and Robert, wife Jill Farnham and Paul Dainty, to name a few.

It promises to tell “the personal and public journey” of the singer, who would go on to produce the highest selling album of all time, Whispering Jack in 1986.

Farnham, 73, has been out of the spotlight since August last year, after undergoing a 12-hour surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his mouth.

He suffered a setback in his rehabilitation in March after being re-admitted to a Melbourne hospital with a respiratory infection. While he recovered from that, he was not well enough to attend the theatrical premiere of Finding The Voice at Melbourne’s Astor Theatre in May.

The documentary has a stunning approval rating among critics and audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an 88 per cent approval rating among critics and a 97 per cent rating among audiences.