Mike Bassett: Manager (2005)

TV Series   |    |  Comedy, Drama, Sport

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Mike, now living in Spain, returns to England to take the manager role at Wirral County, the club that his dad played for, tasked with saving the club from relegation.

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Creators:

Johnny Smith, Rob Sprackling
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2 February 2020 | peterrichboy
8
| A hidden gem
To say this is the best sit com made about football wouldn't be saying much as there really haven't been to many, unless you include Footballers wives. For those who remember the film the film then Mike Bassett manager carries on where the film left off. Mike returns to his dream job of managing Wirral Country the club his father played for.We then follow Mikes journey of trying to keep his team in the league his marriage together and the gifted genius Tonka (Gazza!) from pissing his career away once again. For football fans this series is a fantastic swipe at the modern game, and even if your this is a very funny and enjoyable series. 8/10

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A pilot episode was filmed in early 2003, and the rest of the series was due to be filmed and aired later that year. However, the producers of Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001) then demanded a much higher percentage of the royalties than they had originally been offered, delaying production of the series by two years. As a result of this delay Bradley Walsh, who had originally been due to return as Doddsy, dropped out and was replaced by Steve Edge.

Quotes

Local Press: So, van Needlemans, are you happy joining Wirral?
Mike Bassett: He's delighted!

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Genres

Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Release Date:

29 September 2005

Language

English, Dutch

Country of Origin

UK

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