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The World Cup: A Captain's Tale is a 1982 British television sports film directed by Tom Clegg and starring Dennis Waterman, Andrew Keir, Marjorie Bland, Nigel Hawthorne and Tim Healy. The film depicts the story of West Auckland F.C. a team of part-time players who represented England in the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy, sometimes described as the "First World Cup", in 1909 and 1911.
Original Release
06/13/1982
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ken Hutchison | Jimmy Dickenson |
| Rod Culbertson | Rob Gill |
| Tim Healy | 'Dirty' Charlie Hoggy / 'Dirty' Charlie Hogg |
| Struan Rodger | Jack Greenwell |
| Dennis Waterman | Bob Jones |
| Lloyd McGuire | Tom Gill |
| John Bowler | Rob Guthrie |
| Dyfed Thomas | Jock Jones |
| Jeremy Bulloch | Ben Tillet Whittingham |
| Philip Croskin | Tot Gubbins |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ken Hutchison | Jimmy Dickenson |
| Rod Culbertson | Rob Gill |
| Tim Healy | 'Dirty' Charlie Hoggy / 'Dirty' Charlie Hogg |
| Struan Rodger | Jack Greenwell |
| Dennis Waterman | Bob Jones |
| Lloyd McGuire | Tom Gill |
| John Bowler | Rob Guthrie |
| Dyfed Thomas | Jock Jones |
| Jeremy Bulloch | Ben Tillet Whittingham |
| Philip Croskin | Tot Gubbins |
| Christian Rodska | Creshie Crawford |
| David Bradley | Ticer Thomas / Ticer Thomas (Sub) |
| Richard Griffiths | Sidney Barron |
| Terry Gibbons | Tucker Gill |
| Marjorie Bland | Edie Jones |
| Andrew Keir | Sir Thomas Lipton |
| Nigel Hawthorne | John Westwood |
| Hugh Walters | Reader |
| Derek Francis | His Grace |
| Hugh Fraser | Gordon Knightly |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Laurie Greenwood | Producer |
