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Bend It Like Beckham: the film that ignited a love for football in so many women and girls

When this unassuming comedy came out in 2002, women's football wasn't even a professional sport in the UK or Australia. It's worth revisiting as the Women's World Cup approaches.

Maddie Thomas, The Guardian, 27th June 2023

Bend It Like Beckham: Five reasons the film is still iconic 20 years on

Grossing almost £60m on a budget of £3.5m, it was the surprise hit that told the story of a young British-Indian girl with a passion for football. Bend It Like Beckham explored themes of identity, race, gender, sexuality, religion and immigration and, for many, was a cultural moment that remains timeless.

Miriam Walker-Khan, BBC, 12th April 2022

Red Nose Day for Comic Relief 2021, review

James Bond and Catherine Tate's Nan shine on hit-and-miss night.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 19th March 2021

Red Nose Day 2021 highlights revealed

Sir Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Jack Whitehall, Mel Giedroyc, Tim Vine and Phoebe Waller-Bridge are amongst those who have created sketches for Comic Relief 2021, on BBC One on Friday 19th March from 7pm.

British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2021

Where are the Bend It Like Beckham cast now?

They kick-started some impressive careers playing football-mad teens on Bend It Like Beckham, alongside a string of well-established stars.

But while some of the cast have scored some major work goals since, others have battled personal issues including a highly-publicised drink problem and mental health struggles.

Rebecca Pocklington, The Sun, 13th November 2020

Greed review

The main emotion when you leave the cinema at the end of Greed might well be surprise that there's not a posse of lawyers running in with an injunction on behalf of billionaire Sir Philip Green.

Brian Viner, Daily Mail, 21st February 2020

Gurinder Chadha's comedy about a British Asian girl who defies her parents' traditional values to play football for a local team is as predictable as England's early World Cup demise - but sweet and funny, too. Parminder Nagra makes an ace heroine, running rings around her co-star, Keira Knightley.

Paul Howlett, The Guardian, 8th June 2018

Love Actually stars' huge secret exposed

Love Actually may have been released almost 15 years ago, but this lesser-known fact about Keira Knightley and her co-star Thomas Brodie-Sangster has stunned fans.

Jess Sheldon, The Daily Express, 13th February 2018

Red Nose Day reprise was no laughing matter

The much-hyped Comic Relief sequel to Richard Curtis's film was a real let-down.

Barbara Ellen, The Guardian, 26th March 2017

Red Nose Day Actually review

Despite all the celeb cameos the charity update of Richard Curtis's romcom was bafflingly weak. But ultimately its job wasn't to get laughs - it was to help people.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 25th March 2017

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