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Mike Bassett: England Manager is a 2001 satirical mockumentary comedy film directed by Steve Barron and starring Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman, Bradley Walsh, Dean Lennox Kelly and Geoff Bell.
Jun 17, 2023 · Initial release: 28 September 2001England's Football Association scrambles to find a replacement for the national team's manager after Phil Cope (Malcolm Ter...
- 86 min
- 1883
- Old Skool Kid Memories
England's Football Association scrambles to find a replacement for the national team's manager after Phil Cope (Malcolm Terris) dies of a heart attack. Most candidates decline the position,...
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- Ricky Tomlinson
- Steve Barron
- Comedy
Unqualified replacement Mike Bassett takes over national team. Bassett makes questionable decisions, unorthodox training methods. Despite obstacles, team qualifies for World Cup tournament in Rio. The manager of England's national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement.
Sep 28, 2021 · Before Ted Lasso became the screen’s most popular football manager, there was Ricky Tomlinson as Mike Bassett: we look back two decades. Happy anniversary to cult classic football mockumentary Mike Bassett: England Manager which was released 20 years ago today.
With only three games left for England to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil, the team manager suffers a near-fatal heart attack, forcing football's top brass to turn in desperation to Mike Bassett (Ricky Tomlinson, "The Royle Family"), a rough and rude minor league club manager with a lousy track record and low hopes for victory.