| The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports Drama |
| Written by | Neville Smith |
| Directed by | Tom Clegg |
| Starring | Dennis Waterman Andrew Keir Marjorie Bland Nigel Hawthorne Tim Healy |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Laurie Greenwood |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Tyne Tees Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 14 June 1982 |
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The World Cup: A Captain's Tale is a 1982 British television sports film directed by Tom Clegg and starring Dennis Waterman, Andrew Keir, Marjorie Bland, Nigel Hawthorne and Tim Healy. The film depicts the story of West Auckland F.C. a team of part-time players who represented England in the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, sometimes described as the "First World Cup", in 1909 and 1911.[1] Some of the process behind filming is mentioned in a Dennis Waterman tribute issued by The Minder Podcast in 2022.[2]