The English Game

I'll admit the first episode was somewhat slow, but such is the nature of first episodes in any series - introducing characters, plot themes etc. By the end of the second episode I was totally engrossed.

I was really impressed on how netflix created this. A second season would be hard to make with the same characters (altough i think they where all perfectly casted). But for season 2 i hope they jump for a decade and do something simular there. Ive read in 1 off the reviews that it is not historicly correct. being non english that is a bit of a shame for me since i really tought the history aspects are interesting. But since i knew i was watching fiction this only cost them 1 point Very good serie and i cant wait till season 2.

Started out slow but turned out very entertaing pop corn drama at its best 😊🤧😷😊

Enjoyed this new series. Captured the mood of the times quite well. However, as a Blackburn Rovers follower and someone who went to secondary school near the home of Blackburn Olympic I found the historical inaccuracies a little annoying at times. I suppose it did its job in displaying the development of professional football in this country well - but not the progression of the two Blackburn clubs and Darwin.

You can tell this is from the makers of Downton, it has the same kind of theme - upper class and lower class divide, though this time it is played out on a football pitch. I'm a keen football fan and was interested in this for the historical perspective, however, my wife is also a Downton fan and definitely not a fan of football and she loves it too! It's more of a societal drama than football drama. The characters are engaging, the world they have created is authentic and fascinating, oh and people have mentioned the beards! There are some great ones! Give it a go, it's bloody good fun.