Gary Lineker
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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Leicester, England, UK
Adult: No
Birthday: November 30, 1960
Age: 64 years old
Gender: Male
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Hurst: The First and Only
Overview: Follows Geoff Hurst who scored the only hat trick in a World Cup Final. Some incredible highs and little-known lows as the sporting legend talks for the first time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-13
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Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Overview: Robbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester United’s greatest ever midfielders. From a working class kid in the North East of England to a national treasure honoured by the Queen, this new film gives a previously unseen insight into the man they call ‘Captain Marvel’.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-29
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Countdown to the Full Motty
Overview: Match of the Day's Gary Lineker introduces a special countdown of some of John Motson's greatest football commentaries from over 50 years as a broadcaster.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-19
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Lionel Messi: Destiny
Overview: Behind-the-scenes documentary about how Lionel Messi succeeded in lifting the World Cup – the only trophy to have eluded him in an incredible career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-27
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The Very Best of They Think It's All Over
Overview: Celebrating its tenth year on the screen this hilarious compilation of the very best of the show features regulars David Gower, Gary Linekar, Rory McGrath, Lee Hurst, his replacement Jonathan Ross and hapless quiz master Nick Hancock. Of course that doesn’t include a decades worth of top sports and TV stars both on the teams and taking part in the infamous “feel the sportsman” round. More laddish and less staid than A Question Of Sport this really is the very best of They Think It’s All Over.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-28
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The Magnificent Eleven
Overview: A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run a nearby Tandoori restaurant and the bandits are a group of menacing thugs led by a maniac known simply as 'American Bob'.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-08
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Sir Bobby Robson: A Knight to Remember
Overview: Sir Bobby Robson was a national and international hero whose roots were firmly planted in the coalfields of North East England. His success was based upon his ability to communicate his passion and enthusiasm to those around him. In what became his final filmed interview he looked back on his childhood in County Durham, his love of music and his phenomenal sporting achievements. He also talks about his final great project, The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-12
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Hero
Overview: 1986 FIFA World Cup Official Film. Mexico had just recovered from a devastating earthquake, but the nation put on a great tournament and Argentina, inspired by Maradona, justified "favourite" status. Eighty-six minutes of football magic from numerous world stars, including Diego Maradona, Gary Lineker, Michel Platini, Socrates, Rummenigge, Sanchez, Laudrup and many others. Michael Caine narrates this, the official FIFA coverage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-01
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The Worlds Greatest Goals
Overview: The Golden Age of Soccer. See the greatest players from the greatest 20 years of World Cup History. 141 non-stop goals from Charlton, Hurst, Pele, Cruyff, Eusebio, Muller, Moore, Kempes, Rossi, Maradona and more! "The World's Greatest Goals" brings you the highlights of the "Golden Age" - The World Cups from 1966-1986. The Saves, The Fouls, The Unique atmosphere and... The Goals... Compiled from the Official Films of The World Cup. Contains the FIFA 'Goal of the Century' This program is produced by the Makers of the Best Selling World Cup Films "Gole" and "Hero".
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-06
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An Evening With Gary Lineker
Overview: From their 1991 stageplay An Evening with Gary Lineker was adapted for television in 1994 by Arthur Smith and Chris England. The action takes place against the backdrop of the 1990 Football World Cup semi-final, between England and West Germany, which is taking place in Italy while Monica and Bill are on holiday in Ibiza. Bill desperately wants to watch the match; Monica wants to talk about their relationship.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-14
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Gascoigne
Overview: A feature length, theatrical documentary on the life of Paul Gascoigne, one of the greatest footballers that ever lived: delving deep into his psyche, vulnerabilities, fears and triumphs.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-08
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When Lineker Met Maradona
Overview: Twenty years since they last shook hands on a football pitch in Mexico, Gary Lineker travels to Buenos Aires to spend the weekend with Diego Maradona.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-02
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Faith
Overview: A short film on the subject of an Arsenal fan's protest and based on an original short story by Fever Pitch author Nick Hornby, starring John Sessions, Saskia Reeves, Gary Lineker and Leslie Grantham. Shown on BBC2's football themed 'Fan Night', hosted by Mark and Lard, on Saturday 9th May 1998
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-09
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The Grand Knockout Tournament
Overview: The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on 19 June 1987. It followed the format of It's a Knockout, a slapstick TV gameshow which was broadcast in the UK until 1982. The event was staged on the lakeside lawn of the Alton Towers stately home-cum-theme park.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-06-19
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Rooney 2004: World At His Feet
Overview: Wayne Rooney's definitive coming-of-age story, told by the man himself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-01
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Waiting for Gascoigne: The Story of a Legend
Overview: The story of Paul Gascoigne through the 1995-96 season, as one of the most famous football players in the UK.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-08
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Return to Turin - Italia ‘90
Overview: Gary Lineker, Terry Butcher and Paul Parker revisit the scene of the 1990 World Cup semi-final between England and West Germany.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-13
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Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals
Overview: When Wayne Rooney scored against Switzerland at Wembley in September 2015, he became England's greatest ever goalscorer, eclipsing a record held by Sir Bobby Charlton for almost half a century. But who is the real Wayne Rooney, off the pitch and away from the glare of the media spotlight? For the first time, he has allowed a television production team, as well as BBC football presenter Gary Lineker, unique access to his life with wife Coleen and their two sons, Kai and Klay. Wayne takes us back to Merseyside as we meet both his and Coleen's parents, and we discover the details of the couple's early life together. Featuring extensive interviews with Rooney himself, plus Coleen Rooney, Wayne's parents, David Beckham and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, along with a host of figures from the world of football, Rooney: The Man Behind the Goals offers an extraordinary personal portrait of life in Wayne's world.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-05
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Bernard and the Genie
Overview: Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-23
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Marvellous
Overview: Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any situation overcame any stigma society tried to label him with.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-25
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Splitting Heirs
Overview: A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen the woman after whom he lusts.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-02
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Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
Overview: A satirical look at the 'secret' TRUE life of Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everything BUT the truth.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-01
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The Hand of God: 30 Years On
Overview: Members of the England squad look back at their 1986 World Cup campaign.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-06-22
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Barça Dreams
Overview: Fascinating chronicle of the ascendancy of FC Barcelona - possibly the top team in the world and powerful emblem of Catalan identity - 'Barca: More than a Club'. Director Jordi Llompart charts the team's inexorable rise from its origins with founder Joan Gamper more than 100 years ago to a Champion's League-winning side that boasts striker Lionel Messi and prestigious coach Pep Guardiola.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2015-09-03
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Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager
Overview: The definitive portrait of one of sport's most inspirational, influential figures - whose legacy lives on far beyond the football field.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-06
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The Crazy Gang - When Wimbledon Won The Cup
Overview: A BT Sport documentary about Wimbledon FC and their FA Title win. The Crazy Gang spills the beans on the notorious Wimbledon football team who climbed from non-league status to the pinnacle of the British game in less than a decade. In this revealing documentary, Crazy Gang members disclose for the first time the extent of the brutality between the players themselves and how being part of that process was the making of them all.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-26
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Matthews
Overview: MATTHEWS tells the incredible true story of the life and career of a man considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time, Sir Stanley Matthews.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-10-30
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Football's 47 Best Worst Songs
Overview: Uncover what happens when the worlds of football and music collide. Bob Mortimer runs down the best and very worst the beautiful game has had to offer down the years with contributions from the likes of Keith Allen, David Baddiel, Gary Lineker, Chris Waddle and Adrian Chiles
Genres: Documentary Music Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-21
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Managing England: The Impossible Job
Overview: The trials, tribulations and perpetual disappointments which have beset the managers of the England men's national football team since the country's solitary World Cup win in 1966.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-17
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Barry Davies: The Man, The Voice, The Legend
Overview: Sue Barker meets legendary commentator Barry Davies to reflect on his outstanding career as the voice of Sport during more than 50 years at the BBC.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-04
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Mo Salah: A Football Fairytale
Overview: A documentary following the success of Egyptian footballer Mohammed Salah who enjoyed a fruitful first season on Merseyside with Liverpool F.C., featuring interviews with professionals, ..
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-22
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Gary Lineker: My Grandad's War
Overview: Presenter and former England football captain Gary Lineker follows in the footsteps of his grandfather, Stanley Abbs, to explore a brutal but often overlooked chapter of World War Two.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-11
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Once More for Bobby
Overview: On November 10th, Robbie Elliott and Phil Gray cycled across the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle (UK) and into St. James' Park to complete an epic 3500 mile journey in only 25 days. It saw them visit every club that SIR BOBBY ROBSON managed throughout his career. This feature film follows the duo's journey across Europe and tells the story of Sir Bobby Robson's life.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-18
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Greavsie
Overview: Greavsie tells the tale of the meteoric rise, tragic fall and glorious reinvention of one of England’s greatest strikers with rarely seen archive footage and interviews with some of the game’s biggest names.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-02-11
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Schwarz, Rot, Gold und Fußballfieber
Overview: Documentary about the German football team at the 1990's World Cup in Italy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2015-07-19
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Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me
Overview: Former professional footballer Anton Ferdinand explores the issue of racial abuse in the game from a personal perspective. Following a sharp rise in reported incidents of racial abuse in football, Anton talks for the first time about his own highly publicised 2011 incident with the former England captain John Terry. Anton wants to understand his own story and find out what needs to be done to address the problem of racism in the game today. He also confronts the online abuse he has experienced since, which has affected his mental health, his career and the lives of his loved ones
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-30
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Grandes Momentos del Fútbol: El bueno, el malo y el Diego
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 2018-01-01
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When Snooker Ruled the World
Overview: Taking a look back at the golden era of snooker in the 1970s and 80s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-28
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Messi
Overview: Including incredible childhood footage, this wide-reaching documentary gains a detailed understanding of the real Lionel Messi. This is Messi as you’ve never seen him before.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-22
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Joe Lycett vs Sewage
Overview: Joe Lycett investigates the mind-boggling quantities of untreated sewage discharged into our waterways every day, and takes the fight to the water companies in the most Joe Lycett way possible.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-02-20
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Paul Gascoigne "Gazza" in China
Overview: Football icon Paul Gascoigne is at the end of his playing career, heading to the Gansu the poorest province in China's remote north-west to play for the local team Gansu Tianma football club. Paul wants to show he can still offer a lot to football and battle his inner demons and addictions along with feeling isolated in his new home in China.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The Crucible: 40 Golden Snooker Years
Overview: Steve Davis goes back to the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield to celebrate 40 years of the world snooker championship, talking to some of the players forever ingrained in the sport's history. The venue has become the home of snooker since the championships moved there in 1977, helping to create memorable moments and scenes of drama that live on to this day. Featuring interviews with former champions Stephen Hendry and Dennis Taylor, six-time runner-up and fans' favourite Jimmy White, and celebrity snooker addicts Richard Osman and Stephen Fry.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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