Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)

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Directed by

Steve Barron

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Ricky Tomlinson
Mike Bassett

Amanda Redman
Karine Bassett

Bradley Walsh
Dave Dodds

Philip Jackson
Lonnie Urquart

Phill Jupitus
Tommo Thompson

Dean Lennox Kelly
Kevin Tonkinson

Martin Bashir
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Robbie Gee
Smallsy

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Description: The manager of England's national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement. Most people who seem qualified for the position have the good sense to turn it down, and so the responsibility falls to Mike Bassett, a scruffy and loud-mouthed lout whose claim to football fame is leading a previously undistinguished team to a league championship. Bassett insists that England will win the World Cup under his leadership, but that's before he replaces his star player with a once-gifted footballer who has since developed a drinking problem, and hired a one-time car salesman as his as ... (more)

Release date: 28 September 2001

Tags: Comedy (2), British (2), Football (1), Sport (1)

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"England's Football Association scrambles to find a replacement for the national team's manager after Phil Cope dies of a heart attack. Most candidates decline the position, and the FA must offer it to inept Mike Bassett, who accepts. He makes a series of bad decisions and loses his first two games as England manager. Bassett seems destined for a quick exit when he gets a chance at redemption after his team surprisingly gains entry into the World Cup. This is an absolute classic send up of Engli"