Scully
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1984
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Alan Bleasdale comedy series adapted from his own 1970s novels about a 15-year old Liverpudlian schoolboy obsessed with playing for the city's football team. Also features Andrew Schofield, Ray Kingsley, Mark McGann, Cathy Tyson, Richard Burke and more.
Scully - The Complete Series
Created by the award-winning playwright Alan Bleasdale as a way to entertain his pupils while teaching, Scully also appeared in novels and on the radio before appearing on screen in this Channel 4 series, broadcast in 1984.
Scully dreams of becoming a world-class striker for Liverpool FC, like his hero Kenny Dalglish[, but is always bought crashing down to earth by the reality of his situation. A dysfunctional family, a train-spotting brother called Henry (Elvis Costello - who also performs the soundtrack Turning The Town Red) and an attention-seeking best mate, Mooey (Ray Kingsley) all conspire to stop Scully from realising his dream.
With a supporting cast that includes Mark McGann, Cathy Tyson, Jean Boht, Sam Kelly and Tom Georgeson, Scully also features cameos from Liverpool FC greats, including Kenny Dalglish, Bob Paisley and the core of the 1986 FA Cup winning team. Scully is more than a football drama; it captures the sentiments of working class life in Merseyside in the eighties and remains one of Bleasdale's most memorable dramatisations to date.
First released: Monday 7th August 2006
Extra features
- Weekend interview with Alan Bleasdale
- South Bank Show interview with Alan Bleasdale
- Distributor: Network
- Region: 2
- Discs: 2
- Minutes: 200
- Catalogue: 7952502
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