Bostock's Cup

I am fortunate enough to have a copy. I have posted the hilarious sloping pitch scene on you tube. You can view it here. Opps! The system won't let me post a link but if you go to Youtube.com and do a search for Bostocks Cup, you will find the video there. Please feel free to make a comment and also rate it. Who knows if we get enough hits ITV will have to replay it. If you have a particular scene you would like to see just let me know and I will post it. Yes I am fluffing this comment up a bit as I have to get to 10 lines Enjoy and happy viewing. Still not enough so here's some more information. It was Ralph Little's first TV appearance. The ;sloping pitch was actually a grassy Hill in Yeardsley, which I think is somewhere near Heathrow Airport. I'll try posting again . See you!

Bostocks cup was and has been the only football spoof that i found hilarious, it beats mike bassett or any other.

If it was advertised, repeated on television then sold on DVD it would make a fortune because it is one of those films you just have to show your mates, explaining the gags and the spoofs yourself just doesn't work, you have to watch it to laugh.

It would be a shame if it is never shown it was such a piece of genuine British comedy like the porridge or the only fools. i have sky TV and although it has many channels i wouldn't give most of them the time of day they show such rubbish!, get it back on the tele and get it selling!

Having obtained a copy of Bostocks Cup I must confess It is not as funny as I originally thought!! IT IS BETTER!!!!! Charlie Williams ... eat your heart out. Match fixing???? Never! Sloping pitch at 45%? Ronnie and Reggie Kay? George Best? The Coach Driver who thinks Pontefract is in South Wales ( It's all Ponty this and Ponty that)Bertie Masson's (Tim Healey's)lucky Cup hat!! (not that he's into gimmicks) Sugar Plum Fairy????? Confused???? Watch it again. The innovative use of real footage with Bostock players was brilliant and the producer should be proud of giving us a MASTERPIECE. Come on ITV do the viewers and yourself a favour - show it again!!! Please>

I've just joined the IMDB after a colleague mentioned that our TV film was mentioned and was thrilled to see the comments on BOSTOCK'S CUP. Thanks to everyone who has said such nice things about a piece that I assumed was long-forgotten. ITV have never indicated that they will repeat the film, though it's pretty timeless. You may be interested to know that a follow-up script was written, but ITV decided not to commission it. Also, some of the players did turn out for a charity game. They have played in the strip, but not the wigs! I seem to recall Nick Hancock scoring a late equaliser, the jammy git.

Cheers, Mark - Producer of BC

I saw this back in 99 and I remember loving it. Still to this day I can remember parts of the movie in my head, like the slanted pitch. Unfortunately from 99 - now I could never remember the name of this until I was looking through the filmography of a friend of my uncles and came across this (he played Clive Kennard). Straight away after reading the description I knew what it was. After catching up I was shocked to find out that not only did it not make a release on video or DVD but still has yet to be repeated. This is a massive shame, I am begging you ITV at least repeat this superb TV Movie. Nick Hancock showed in this movie he could do more than just host a show with his character Mike Tonker. This is a movie that most football fans would love and even those who aren't too keen on the sport would be able to enjoy the comedic value of this. Yes this is a brief review but there is not much to say apart from this is an underrated movie, deserves to be repeated or released on video/DVD so ITV, myself and other fans of this movie beg you. PLEASE CONSIDER ONE OF THOSE!