About
A curtain raiser for the 1995-6 football season and a state of the Premiership comedy drama about the corrupt world of football. Sir Bob is a football club chairman and megalomaniac. As the season draws to a climax his club are staring into the abyss of relegation. Can new manager Ted save City from the drop?
Director
Andy Hamilton
Producers
Jimmy Mulville, Denise O'Donoghue
Music
Matthew Scott
Studio
Channel 4 Television, Hat Trick Productions
Themes
Cast
Full credits →J
James Bolam
Ted Whitehead
T
Tim Matthews
Dean West
J
John Brobbey
Leo Walcott
P
Paul Clarkson
David Biggs
J
James Bannon
Gary Roebuck
T
Timothy West
Sir Bob Luckton
G
Ged Simmons
Tommy Smith
B
Brian Pettifer
Cliff Tutley
K
Kevin McNally
Jake Leach
S
Sam Kelly
Ron Griffiths
A
Anastasia Hille
Sylvia Tench
L
Lee Cornes
Journalist
S
Susie Blake
Glenda Whitehead
P
Paul Bigley
Spode
D
Debra Gillett
Jenny
J
Jake Wood
Mick
P
Paul McNeilly
Les
R
Rob Brydon
Radio Commentator
P
Peter Howitt
Steve Denton
P
Philip Pope
Referee