S01 E04 - Mike Bassett: England Manager (w/ Steve Dunne)

Episode four already?! Guy and Rob are building up a head of steam and are joined for the first time by a guest. TV Writer Steve Dunne chips in with his thoughts on the 2001 football fan favourite Mike Bassett: England Manager.   Ricky Tomlinson, at the height of his Jim Royle fame, starred as the ever-optimistic lower league football manager turned England’s savior at a time when the real England team was looking to the continent in Sven Goran Eriksson and playing some of the most memorable matches in the last 30 years. As we’ll hear, there were moments when art and life intertwined.   We delve deep into not only Mike Bassett but also the Royle Family and the film’s major inspiration, the groundbreaking documentary, The Impossible Job. But does this film work on any level if not being watched by someone who is already a football fan?    Jim Royle’s best bits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZvagHfwDQ   Aha – Take on Me video by Steve Barron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914   The Impossible Job – Full Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLBA8ivsrt8   Mike Bassett: Benson & Hedges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PbP_pIgR4s   Mike Bassett: Three Cheers for Ramirez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpWUaRtZ-JU   Mike Bassett: On Me ‘Ead Son https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQfkcboDIE8   Markus Nikolai – Bushes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42gBMtL9zhE   Robbie Williams – Summertime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAqvSrjDljA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices