Those Glory Glory Days

Nov 17, 1983

1h 30m

★ 4.8

Overview

Girls growing up in 1960-61 London develop a passion for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the first British team in the 20th century to win the English league and FA Cup "double". Twenty years later, one of the girls tracks down players of the '60-'61 Spurs for a documentary.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Goldcrest

Enigma Productions

Channel 4 Television

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Cast

Julia 'Danny'

Zoë Nathenson

'Toni'

Sara Sugarman

'Tub'

Cathy Murphy

'Jailbird'

Liz Campion

Petrina

Amelia Dipple

School Mistress

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs Herrick

Julia McKenzie

Herrick

Peter Tilbury

(Older) Julia - Journalist

Julia Goodman

Petrina's Dad

Stephan Chase

Petrina's Mum

Eva Lohman

Reg

Bryan Pringle

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Foul Play

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A lonely boy finds his passion in football and pursues the sport to endure the difficulties of growing up.