The English Game
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The English Game |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| year | 2020 |
| length | 45-55 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 in 1 season ( list ) |
| genre | Historical drama |
| Director | Birgitte Stærmose
Tim Fywell |
| idea | Julian Fellowes |
| script | Julian Fellowes |
| production | Julian Fellowes Rory Aitken Eleanor Moran Ben Pugh Ben Vanstone |
| music | Harry Escott |
| Initial release | March 20, 2020 on Netflix |
| occupation | |
The English Game is a British miniseries by video-on-demand provider Netflix . The series is about the beginnings of the development of modern football in Great Britain. The series was released on Netflix on March 20, 2020.
action
The series covers the transformation of football from a sport for the upper class to a game for the masses. Football becomes the arena for the class struggle. Arthur Kinnaird as captain of the Old Etonians against Fergus Suter with his working-class legs Darwen FC and Blackburn FC.
Historical background
Fergus "Fergie" Suter and James "Jimmy" Love joined Darwen separately. Suter was a stonemason, not a mill worker. Jimmy Love did not join Darwen as a paid player, but in fact fled his Glasgow home after a debt arrest warrant was issued against him. He ended his football career in 1880 when he was recruited for the Royal Marines. Three years later he died of intestinal fever while stationed in Egypt.
occupation
main actor
| Role name | actor | role |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Kinnaird | Edward Holcroft | Star player and captain of the Old Etonians |
| Fergus "Fergie" Suter | Kevin Guthrie | Star player for Darwen FC and later Blackburn FC |
| Margaret Alma Kinnaird | Charlotte Hope | Arthur Kinnaird's wife |
| Martha Almond | Niamh Walsh | Fergus Suter's girlfriend |
| James Walsh | Craig Parkinson | Owner of a cotton mill and patron of Darwen FC |
| Jimmy Love | James Harkness | Teammate and best friend of Fergus Suter |
supporting cast
| Role name | actor | role |
|---|---|---|
| John Cartwright | Ben batt | Owner of a cotton mill and patron of Blackburn FC |
| Tommy Marshall | Gerard Kearns | Football player and capital of Darwen FC |
| Alfred Lyttelton | Henry Lloyd-Hughes | Old Etonians football players |
| Francis Marindin | Daniel Ings | Goalkeeper of the Old Etonians & President of the FA |
| Doris Platt | Kerrie Hayes | Landlord of Fergus Suter and Jimmy Love |
| Ted Stokes | Joncie Elmore | Darwen FC goalkeeper & shirt maker |
| Ada Hornby | Mary Higgins | Smalley's wife |
| Smalley | Sam Keeley | Great landowner and friend of Arthur Kinnaird |
| Monkey Hornby | Harry Michell | Blackburn FC football player |
| Tom Hindle | Philip Hill-Pearson | Soccer player |
Guest actor
| Role name | actor | role |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Lyttelton | Kate Phillips | Francis Marindin's wife |
| Lydia Cartwright | Kelly Price | Tommy Marshall's wife |
| Lord Kinnaird | Anthony Andrews | Banker & father of Arthur Kinnaird |
| Lady Kinnaird | Sylvestra Le Touzel | Arthur Kinnaird's mother |
| Davy Burns | Sammy Hayman | Blackburn FC football player |
| Betsy Cronshaw | Lara Peake | Day laborer |
| Jack Hunter | John Askew | Blackburn FC football player |
| Douglas Suter | Michael Nardone | former soccer player and Fergus Suter's father |
| Aileen Suter | Kate Dickie | Fergus Suter's mother |
Web links
- The English game in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The English Game on Netflix
Individual evidence
- ↑ When is The English Game out on Netflix? What's it about? Who is in the cast? Retrieved May 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Oliver Armknecht: The English Game. In: Film-Rezensions.de. March 29, 2020, accessed on May 26, 2020 (German).
- ^ A b The true story of Jimmy Love, the very first 'Scotch professor'. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .