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The footwear disconnected for BBC play Dear England has been set, and arsenic Joseph Fiennes‘ Gareth Southgate is told successful a caller trailer launched today, “England expects.”
James Graham’s four-part adjustment of his play astir nan England nationalist squad will motorboat connected BBC One connected Sunday, May 24, pinch with nan pursuing 2 episodes launching connected nan BBC iPlayer adjacent week week. On web TV, episodes will aerial connected Sundays and Mondays. You tin watch nan trailer above.
The trailer sees Southgate arsenic he originates his caller section astatine nan helm of nan nationalist team. He fields questions from nan property questioning his expertise earlier we perceive a sound a say, “England manager… who’d want to return connected this poisoned chalice?”
Southgate is seen introducing scientist Pippa Grange (Jodie Whittaker) to a dressing room of sceptical players, earlier nan head delivers a rousing reside arsenic they commencement to judge successful his methods. South yet managed England to a World Cup semi-final and a European Championship final, and is seen arsenic nan astir successful coach since Alf Ramsey, whose squad won nan World Cup successful 1966.
Dear England, from Left Bank Pictures, is based connected Graham’s play of nan aforesaid name, which won Best New Play astatine nan Olivier Awards successful 2024. Rupert Goold, who directed nan play, directs section one. Paul Whittington directs 2-4. Exec producers are Andy Harries and Rebecca Hodgson for Left Bank, Jo McClellan for nan BBC and Graham, Goold and Whittington. Sony Pictures Television has world distribution rights.
Starring alongside Fiennes and Whittaker are Jason Watkins and John Hodgkinson arsenic erstwhile FA chairs Greg Dyke and Greg Clarke, respectively, Daniel Ryan as erstwhile England adjunct head Steve Holland and Sam Spruell as fictional coach Mike Webster.
Forming nan England squad is Adam Hugill, Josh Barrow and Lewis Shepherd, who reprise their respective shape roles arsenic Harry Maguire, Jordan Pickford and Dele Alli. Will Antenbring stars arsenic Harry Kane, Edem-Ita Duke is Marcus Rashford, Francis Lovehall is Raheem Sterling, Abdul Sessay is Bukayo Saka, Jacob Greenway is Jude Bellingham, David Shields is Jordan Henderson, Hamish Frew is Eric Dier, Alfie Middlemiss is Phil Foden, Riess Fennell is Jadon Sancho, Daniel Quincy Annoh is Ollie Watkins, Bobby Schofield is Wayne Rooney, Sam Baker Jones is Jack Grealish and newcomers Dom Rayner and Xander Westcarr-Parsons are Cole Palmer and Jesse Lingard, respectively.
