The English Game

📊 Series Specifications

Network Netflix
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 6
Original Language EN

The English Game (2020)

Created by Tony Charles , Julian Fellowes , Oliver Cotton
⭐ 3.7 / 5 (219 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 6 Episodes 🏷️ Drama 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

Two 19th-century footballers on opposite sides of a class divide navigate professional and personal turmoil to change the game — and England — forever.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Episode 1

A cotton mill owner in working-class Darwen hires two star Scottish footballers to join the local team in hopes of competing for the FA Cup title.

E2 Episode 2

As Fergus brings new life to the football club, emotions run high when a wage cut is imposed at the mills. Arthur makes a new connection in Darwen.

E3 Episode 3

Fergus faces a gut-wrenching decision that could affect his relationships in Darwen. Arthur's new outlook rankles his posh friends and family.

E4 Episode 4

Martha gets difficult news. Arthur and Alma make a grim discovery. Fergus struggles in his new role, and a match in Blackburn ends in chaos.

E5 Episode 5

A guilt-stricken Fergus gets shocking news from Martha. Walsh and Cartwright make a pact. The FA takes drastic action without Arthur's input.

E6 Episode 6

Fergus heads to London to make an appeal to the FA. Arthur pleads with his friends to act for the good of the game as the FA Cup Final approaches.