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| Mike Bassett: Manager | |
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| Written by | John R. Smith Rob Sprackling |
| Directed by | Steve Barron |
| Starring | Ricky Tomlinson Amanda Redman Steve Edge Dan Renton Skinner Tim Barlow Neil Maskell Michael Fenton Stevens |
| Opening theme | Gravity by Embrace |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Steve Barron, Peter La Terriere, Luc Roeg, Tom Berington, Johnny Smith, Rob Sprackling |
| Editor | Paul Machliss |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 29 September – 3 November 2005 |
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Mike Bassett: Manager is a British television comedy series by Steve Barron. It is a follow-up to the 2001 film Mike Bassett: England Manager, and stars Ricky Tomlinson, Steve Edge, Amanda Redman and Dan Renton Skinner. The film follows Mike Bassett who after leading England to the World Cup semi-finals in 2002 has seen his career decline as he decides to postpone his retirement in Spain to take over as manager of EFL League Two side Wirral County, the team for whom his father was a club legend.
The show ran for one series of six episodes and was first shown on 29 September 2005 on ITV.[1] In 2014, there were plans to bring Mike Bassett back to the big screen in a movie titled "Mike Bassett: Interim Manager." However, a kickstarter project that was essential for raising funds for the film did not meet its target, essentially making the series the final instalment.[2]
- ^ "Mike Bassett spin-off is just 30 minutes of TV hell - News". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Mike Bassett: Interim Manager – is this the least essential sequel ever?". TheGuardian.com. 18 March 2014.