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The citizens of the small British town of Pagford fight for the spot on the parish council after Barry Fairbrother dies.


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

Kevin Guthrie
Fergus Suter

Edward Holcroft
Arthur Kinnaird

Niamh Walsh
Martha Almond

Charlotte Hope
Margaret Alma Kinnaird

Craig Parkinson
James Walsh

James Harkness
Jimmy Love

Ben Batt
Cartwright
Joncie Elmore
Ted Stokes
Gerard Kearns
Tommy Marshall

Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Alfred Lyttelton
The English Game is a drama series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of england, miniseries, football (soccer), inequality, snobbery, class system. Created by Julian Fellowes, it stars Kevin Guthrie, Edward Holcroft, Niamh Walsh. Two 19th-century footballers on opposite sides of a class divide navigate professional and personal turmoil to change the game — and England — forever.
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