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Mike Bassett: England Manager is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Steve Barron with Ricky Tomlinson
Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)
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Add to a movie listMike Bassett: England Manager is a 2001 satirical comedy film directed by Steve Barron, following the fortunes of the manager of Division One football (English football's second tier) club Norwich City, Mike Bassett, who having led his side to the 'Mr Clutch Cup', is appointed England manager. It received mixed reviews.
The film takes the form of a fly-on-the-wall fictional documentary (mockumentary) following Bassett (played by Ricky Tomlinson) as he starts his international management career. Martin Bashir, well known as a journalist and presenter in real life, plays the interviewer and provides the voice-over, and the film features cameo appearances from Pelé and Ronaldo. The film satirises many targets, such as the mysterious figures who run the Football Association, the stereotypical view of an old-fashioned manager, and the tabloid press's unfailing habit of building the England team up so they can knock them down hard.
The world cup being played is referred to in the film as 'World Cup XVII'; the 17th World Cup was the tournament played in 2002.
The film was followed by a TV series, Mike Bassett: Manager in 2005.
Synopsis
England manager Phil Cope suffers a heart attack during qualification for the World Cup, which started out well but has gone badly wrong of late. The FA heads meet to decide who should be the new England manager, but soon run into trouble. The most successful Premier League manager is Scottish (based on Sir Alex Ferguson), the second most successful is a former England captain who is interested in the job, but the FA decide that he is too much of a "loudmouth" and refuse to consider him (a reference to the numerous times Brian Clough was passed over for the England job), while none of the other English managers in the Premiership are interested. They are forced to look to Division One, and Bassett, who has just won the Mr Clutch Cup with Norwich City.Actors
Ricky Tomlinson
(Mike Bassett)
Amanda Redman
(Karine Bassett)
Bradley Walsh
(Dave Dodds)
Philip Jackson
(Lonnie Urquart)
Dean Lennox Kelly
(Kevin Tonkinson)
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