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Mike Bassett: England Manager

The latest in the ubiquitous mockumentary genre, "Mike Bassett: England Manager" follows the eponymous hapless head-honcho of the England Squad through the build-up to the World Cup. Ricky Tomlinson is Bassett, once again donning the sheepskin coat of the nation's favourite working-class northern underdog ("Riff Raff"). Plucked from obscurity and literally out of his league, Bassett is the last choice for the unwanted job of England Manager. He's also hamstrung by a team of misfits, clearly modelled on well-known England players, including a violent psychopath who's more interested in breaking limbs than breaking away with the ball and a blubbing Geordie team-joker. Bassett and his team of allsorts are further hampered by drunken arrests, forgotten balls, and Brazilian girls turning out to be boys...

Year: 2001
Genre: Comedy, Mockumentary, Sport Films
Country: UK
Director: Steve Barron
Starring: Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman, Philip Jackson
Duration: 86 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains low level offensive language.
6.8/10
Location in store: Comedy
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