The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale is a 1982 British television sports film directed by Tom Clegg and starring Dennis Waterman, Andrew Keir, Marjorie Bland and Nigel Hawthorne. The film depicts the story of West Auckland F.C. a team of part time players who represented England in the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, sometimes described as the "First World Cup", in 1909 and 1911.

Air date of first episode:

  • Jun 14, 1982

Original episode running time:

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