Mike Bassett: England Manager. Mike Bassett (Ricky Tomlinson). Copyright: Artists Independent Films
Mike Bassett: England Manager
- 2001 film
Mockumentary starring Ricky Tomlinson as hapless England football manager Mike Bassett. Also features Amanda Redman, Philip Jackson, Bradley Walsh, Phill Jupitus, Ulrich Thomsen and more.
Press clippings
Ted who? The Brits behind Mike Bassett, TV's original - and best - football manager
He was rejected by the BBC and cancelled by ITV. But the spirit of Ricky Tomlinson's inept yet inspiring football boss lives on in Ted Lasso.
Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 15th March 2023How Mike Bassett became cult football film
It has been 20 years since the release of this iconic football film.
Simon Lillicrap, The Sportsman, 28th September 2021