Mike Bassett, Manager, 2005
Mike Bassett: Manager is the TV comedy series, transmitted in 2005.
It is a follow up to the 2001 film Mike Bassett England Manager and ran for just 1 series of 6 episodes.
Summary
In the film we see Bassett take England to the semi finals of a fictional 2002 World Cup. After England fail to qualify for the 2004 Euros, after losing to lowly Liechtenstein during the campaign, Bassett is sacked.
Since then, a spell at Newcastle ended in similar fashion after getting them relegated two seasons in a row, while his returns to his former clubs of Norwich and then Colchester fared little better. Mike decides to retire, but at the last minute is offered the manager’s job at Wirral County F.C., for whom his father was a player.
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Cast
Ricky Thomlinson
Amanda Redman
Steve Edge
Details
Channel: ITV
Created By: Johnny Smith and Rob Sprackling
Written By: Johnny Smith. Rob Sprackling, Mark Burton and Pete Sinclair
Original Transmission Dates: 29th September – 3rd November 2005