The English Game

The English Game

The English Game

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The English Game

2020

1 Seasons

6 Episodes

7.4(209 votes)

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Drama

Overview

Two 19th-century footballers on opposite sides of a class divide navigate professional and personal turmoil to change the game — and England — forever.

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Netflix

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Kevin Guthrie

Fergus Suter

Kevin Guthrie

Acting

Edward Holcroft

Arthur Kinnaird

Edward Holcroft

Acting

Niamh Walsh

Martha Almond

Niamh Walsh

Acting

Charlotte Hope

Margaret Alma Kinnaird

Charlotte Hope

Acting

Craig Parkinson

James Walsh

Craig Parkinson

Acting

James Harkness

Jimmy Love

James Harkness

Acting

Ben Batt

Cartwright

Ben Batt

Acting

Joncie Elmore

Ted Stokes

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Gerard Kearns

Tommy Marshall

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Acting

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Alfred Lyttelton

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Acting

Kerrie Hayes

Doris Platt

Kerrie Hayes

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Kate Phillips

Laura Lyttelton

Kate Phillips

Acting

Kelly Price

Lydia Cartwright

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Acting

Anthony Andrews

Lord Kinnaird

Anthony Andrews

Acting

Kate Dickie

Fergus' Mother

Kate Dickie

Acting

Michael Nardone

Douglas Suter

Michael Nardone

Acting

Lara Peake

Betsy Cronshaw

Lara Peake

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