The English Game (2020)

Directed by

Tim Fywell

Genre

sport film, drama television series, historical television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 215 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In Victorian England, working class footballers from the north challenge the elite amateur teams from the south. The series follows players from different backgrounds as they shape the early rules of the game.

historicalsportingdramaticperiodearnestclass-consciousslow-pacedinspirational

What happens

The English Game is a British historical sports six-part television drama about the origins of association football in England. Developed by Julian Fellowes for Netflix, the six-part series was released on 20 March 2020. While the series is set primarily in Lancashire, it was filmed in Yorkshire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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