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cheer "three cheers for Ramirez"; this angers Mike, who proclaims "We're England", saying that the country hates him and that his wife is about to leave him. Urquart, unhappy with Mike's tone, asks him to get more off his chest, which leads to Mike calling him a small-minded bigot and criticising the car he bought from him. Urquart reacts by punching him in the nose and is effectively sacked from the team instantly. Later that night, Tonkinson is reconciled with Bassett and the two share a drink, which leads to them dancing drunkenly on a bar top. When Lightfoot gets on the bar to coerce Mike down, the pair both fall off in full view of the local press.
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was in charge and he was at the height of his pomp. Everyone had become convinced that it had all changed now, that we were going to be successful and continental about it all. This bungling uselessness was all in the past. Everything felt like it was going to be all modern and new and professional.
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and goes shopping. Wackett is then sent home for taking part in hooliganism and Tonkinson accidentally gets involved in a drunken tryst with a transsexual and is also booted from the team. During a team meeting the next morning, Urquart begins to praise the Mexicans by getting the English players to
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When the press turn up at Mike's house to question him about the job he initially denies the speculation until his son Jason appears with a phone to tell him he's got the job. Bassett takes over the England team and moves to appoint his coaching staff, namely assistant manager turned car salesman
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packet. During the game, Tonkinson opens the scoring with a dink shot over the keeper, but Poland soon begin to put pressure on and eventually equalise before going on to win the game 2–1. Bassett is criticised by the media for the formation he played and the tactics used. Meanwhile, some of his
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Following the success of the film, numerous talks over the years about a possible sequel. In late 2004 it announced that Mike Bassett 2 was in the works, with the story being continued on from the first movie which sees this time Bassett leading his country to the European Championships in
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The morning after his drunken incident, Bassett is involved in a press conference at which he is expected to step down from the managerial position. When he announces that he is carrying on, the press begin to get hostile and Bassett responds by reciting of
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An alternative ending was shot for the film, in which Mike rejects a four-year extension to stay on as manager with England choosing to appoint a foreign manager as his replacement. Gary Wackett has now retired and is now on television as a
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over the recording. In an attempt to improve the team's mental and psychological wellbeing, they visit a sports science institute but half the team are injured in the process, leaving Bassett with selection issues over his next game against
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as Interviewer (Narrator), Bashir narrates the entire film, also appearing in scenes as the interviewer who is given complete access to the England setup as part of the documentary. He offers an impartial view of the events that
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for a new manager, with the press speculating that Mike Bassett may be the new man for the job. Mike lives at home with his wife Karine and son, Jason. He is described as a former professional footballer who played for
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as the names of players. Bassett is mocked in a press conference but claims he called them up intentionally. England lose the game 3–0, leading to pressure being placed on his family by angry supporters.
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players anonymously state to an interviewer that they have doubts about Bassett's credibility to lead the team. Bassett sits his coaching staff down to review the game but Doddsy's wife has taped
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era) who is very old-fashioned in his beliefs and often compares the England players' performances to cars. He is opinionated but is more concerned with getting the players to buy cars from him.
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The wheels weren't going to come off and we weren't going to have disasters. But that wasn't the case. That's why people come back to so often, because the same disasters continue to happen."
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gave a press interview in 2010 that parodied one given by "Doddsie" in the film, in which he simply agrees with everything the questioner says, even if that contradicts previous answers.
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as Super, Alex Lawler as Sexy, Declan Perkins as Perks, Danny Husbands as Normal, Phil Gridelet as Grids, Dion Osbourne as Ossie, Kim Durham as Benson and Robert Hudson as Hedges.
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as Tommo Thompson, a news reporter who is very sceptical about Mike but after making a bet with him later is seen to quit his job and become a bin man when England beat Argentina.
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Chris McQuarry as Alan Massey, a softly spoken timid striker who is a very talented player, he later becomes the captain in Wackett's absence. He was based on
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they conclude that nobody wants the job and are forced to look for a new coach in England but cannot decide on who should take the role. The most successful
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who is enduring an international goal drought since missing his penalty against Portugal two years prior. He struggles with self-confidence, he is based on
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Danny Tennant as Jason Bassett, Mike's son who is a youth team player at Norwich City, he is later targeted by bullies when pressure mounts on his father.
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as Karine Bassett, Mike's wife whose patience and loyalty is put to the test when her husband's popularity plummets during England's poor run of form.
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leaving the entire team windswept before returning to the city centre to finish the parade. Away from Norwich, it is reported in the papers that
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as himself, an ex-footballer and football pundit who appears on the World Cup TV show and interviews Mike over a poor satellite video link.
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was passed over for the England job). None of the other English managers in the Premier League are interested, forcing the FA to look to
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in order to qualify and with Tonkinson missing due to a drunken car crash, they struggle to a 0–0 draw in which captain Gary Wackett (
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as himself, he arrives in to a hotel whilst doing a television interview and is confronted by a drunk Mike who is dancing on the bar.
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2–0 which sees them go through on goal difference. The team head off to record the official England World Cup song with girl group
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teams. A difficult group stage sees them on the verge of heading home after they can only manage a goalless draw with unfancied
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It was also recalled in 2019, when, in an echo of Bassett's disastrous open-top bus parade at the beginning of the film,
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in 2004. This project was later abandoned and instead the producers reverted to the idea of a television series for ITV
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playmaking midfielder. He is an alcoholic, often in trouble but is the most gifted player on the team. He is based on
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who is often sent off. He is later arrested for joining in with rioting English football hooligans. He is based on
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It is later seen in a series of newspaper articles that England advanced to the knock-out stages, where they beat
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and not Brazil, England like in the movie drew their opening game with a drab performance but this time with
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as himself, he is asked by a Brazilian television presenter for what he thinks about Mike Bassett.
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in 2005. In 2014, there were plans to bring Mike Bassett back to the big screen in a movie titled
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and Paul Rattray appears as Scotland footballers, with Glenn Mulhern as the Ireland player.
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The film initially received mixed reviews, but since its release has gained popularity as a
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as Parkesy, Julian Ballantine as Robbo, Thomas Kenyon as Macca, Robert Campion as Smudger,
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as Gary 'Wacko' Wackett, team captain and a hard tackling, intimidating Leicester City
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was seen as redemption following his criticised sending off four years earlier at the
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reprise their roles for a promotional trailer, asking fans to fund to a sequel called
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as Deano, a positive speaking energetic player who is part of a double act with Danny.
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as Danny, a positive speaking energetic player who is part of a double act with Deano.
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The movie received a mixed reception from critics. When the film was released in the
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as Lonnie Urquart, Bassett's assistant manager and used car salesman (a reference to
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but is derided by the fans and English media for not being good enough for the role.
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project that was essential for raising funds for the film did not meet its target.
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as themselves, they sing the England World Cup song with Keith Allen and the team.
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as Steve 'Harpsey' Harper, a 26-year-old flash right-sided midfielder playing for
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Sprackling observed in 2018 that "when the film actually came out in 2001,
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for the finals but on arriving at the airport they start brawling with the
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meet to decide who should be the new England manager. After phoning around
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manager Phil Cope has suffered a heart attack during qualification for the
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among English football fans. The film was followed by a television series,
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era). The team need one win from three World Cup qualifiers to get to the
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discusses the film at length, noting that it "does not always undercut a
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as Dave 'Doddsy' Dodds, Bassett's first team coach, he is a sycophantic
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as herself, a television presenter who presents the World Cup TV show.
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hold similarities to the film. Although the tournament was hosted by
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lead to him taking over at his father's former club, Wirral County.
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as himself, he produces and sings the World Cup song with the team.
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to two consecutive relegations, before unsuccessful returns to
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In 2016 a Kick Starter campaign was started, which saw both
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Stadium was used for the game against Egypt and Mexico. The
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manager having only previous experience of managing in the
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from prominent figures in sport and entertainment such as
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as Mike Bassett, a former player turned manager from the
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For the last qualification game, England need to beat
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provides voice-over, and the film features satirical
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to get through to the second round. Reporter Tommo (
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Steve Barron
Ricky Tomlinson
Amanda Redman
Bradley Walsh
Dean Lennox Kelly
Geoff Bell
Hallmark Entertainment
Entertainment Film Distributors
satirical
mockumentary
comedy film
Steve Barron
Ricky Tomlinson
Amanda Redman
Bradley Walsh
Dean Lennox Kelly
Geoff Bell
England
English lower leagues
World Cup
Brazil
Martin Bashir
cameo appearances
Pelé
Ronaldo
Gabby Logan
Atomic Kitten
cult film
Mike Bassett: Manager

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