Dave Hanratty
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Appearances Over Time
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England are about to go to the 2002 World Cup.
The qualification campaign is winding down.
All of a sudden there's a crisis and they need a manager in short notice.
Everyone turns them down.
The only person they can go to is Mike Bassett.
He becomes the England manager.
They back their way into qualification.
He's a terrible manager.
His assistant coach is one yes man and one used car dealer.
They basically model it off.
I'm sorry, it's a mockumentary.
So it's...
Modelled off Graham Taylor's The Impossible Job, and it's part that and it's kind of part Martin Bashir.
People remember the journalist at the time who did like the Michael Jackson behind the scenes and Princess Diana.
He's subsequently become quite controversial for that interview.
But so it's kind of like part Martin Bashir documentary, part, you know, The Impossible Job.
And it's like a behind the scenes with the England camp kind of thing.
And it's just very, very funny.
It's like a send-off of so many kind of footballing cliches and footballing tropes.
Ricky Tomlinson is very good as Mike Bassett.