Mike Bassett: Interim Manager. Mike Bassett (Ricky Tomlinson)
Mike Bassett: Interim Manager

Mike Bassett: Interim Manager

  • 2014 film that was never made

A sequel to the 2001 film starring Ricky Tomlinson as the manager of the England football team. Also features Bradley Walsh and Til Schweiger.

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 2023

Ricky Tomlinson's excited for new Mike Bassett audience

The Royle Family star is getting fans' help for his return as the cult hero England boss.

Alistair McGeorge, The Mirror, 23rd December 2014

Ricky Tomlinson wants footballers in Mike Bassett film

Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson has reportedly signed up for a sequel to cult film Mike Bassett. The Liverpool actor said he was desperate to get Liverpool-born footballers Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher onboard for Mike Bassett: Interim Manager.

The Mirror, 13th October 2014

Is this the least essential sequel ever?

It's been 13 years since the original movie, which seemed dated about a fortnight after it came out, and even fewer people have been clamouring to hear what the character did next. Surely nobody can make a less essential sequel to this. Or can they?

Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 18th March 2014

Sequel for 'Mike Bassett: England Manager' planned

Ricky Tomlinson has signed up to star in the sequel to the 2001 football World Cup-based comedy film Mike Bassett: England Manager.

British Comedy Guide, 17th March 2014

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