The English Game series on Netflix releasing this week is a slice from the history of football that made the game the most popular in the world. Although it is now popular and played across the world by all, many had to stand up to the class divide and bigotry to bring it to where is now, this is the brief account of that struggle.
The English Game Plot
‘The English Game’ follows Fergus Seuter and Ted Stokes as the two men from opposite social ladder bring football to the masses.
The series is set in England at the time of great social and economic distress. In such time, the game of football became the measure of freedom and claim to a better life.
When a hitherto unheard team of textile workers builds a team and challenges the Gentleman team, playing with the working class was unheard of. And although there are some who think this could be a nice diversion and good for business, not everyone shares the vision.
The drama charts the origins of football through the eyes of two men and how those involved in its creation reached across the class divide to establish the game as the world’s most popular sport.
The English Game Netflix Cast
Julian Fellowes of Downton Abbey writes and produces this new series about the history and evolution of football. The limited series comes with six hour long episodes and premieres on March 20 2020.
The English Game (2020)
Developed By: Julian Fellows
Cast: Edward Holcroft, Kevin Guthrie, Charlotte Hope, Craig Parkinson
Network: Netflix
Air Date: March 20 2020
The English Game Trailer
Watch this trailer of the new Netflix historical drama and tell us if you like this new original from the network.
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