The English Game

Limited Series

TV-14
53%84%
The story of the invention of football and how it quickly rose to become the world's most popular game by crossing class divides.

6 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1A cotton mill owner in working-class Darwen hires two star Scottish footballers to join the local team in hopes of competing for the FA Cup title.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2As Fergus brings new life to the football club, emotions run high when a wage cut is imposed at the mills. Arthur makes a new connection in Darwen.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Fergus faces a gut-wrenching decision that could affect his relationships in Darwen. Arthur's new outlook rankles his posh friends and family.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Martha gets difficult news. Arthur and Alma make a grim discovery. Fergus struggles in his new role, and a match in Blackburn ends in chaos.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5A guilt-stricken Fergus gets shocking news from Martha. Walsh and Cartwright make a pact. The FA takes drastic action without Arthur's input.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6Fergus heads to London to make an appeal to the FA. Arthur pleads with his friends to act for the good of the game as the FA Cup Final approaches.

Cast of Limited Series

  • Kevin GuthrieFergus Suter
  • Edward HolcroftArthur Kinnaird
  • Niamh WalshMartha Almond
  • Charlotte HopeMargaret Alma Kinnaird
  • Craig ParkinsonJames Walsh
  • James HarknessJimmy Love
  • Ben BattCartwright
  • Joncie ElmoreTed Stokes
  • Gerard KearnsTommy Marshall
  • Henry Lloyd-HughesAlfred Lyttelton
  • Kerrie HayesDoris Platt
  • Kate PhillipsLaura Lyttelton
  • Kelly PriceLydia Cartwright
  • Anthony AndrewsLord Kinnaird
  • Kate DickieFergus' Mother
  • Michael NardoneDouglas Suter
  • Lara PeakeBetsy Cronshaw

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