Bostock's Cup

Bostock's Cup was a one-off British television comedy drama about a football team which appeared on ITV on the eve of the 1999 European Cup final. It was written by Chris England, directed by Marcus Mortimer and produced by Mark Robson. It starred Tim Healy as the club's manager, Neil Pearson as a veteran sportscaster, and Nick Hancock as his upstart rival. The film featured innovative use of old footage of seventies football matches to recreate the era. It was aired on 25 May 1999.

Synopsis

The story concerns the former players and associates of a now-defunct third division club named Bostock Stanley which won the FA Cup in 1974. As they gather for a celebratory dinner to mark the 25th anniversary of their famous victory, at which a fly-on-the-wall documentary about their cup run is shown, a shocking truth is revealed.

Cast

• Nick Hancock - Mike Tonker
• Philip McGough - Nick Barber
• Neil Pearson - Gerry Tudor
• Tim Healy - Bertie Masson
• Maria McErlane - Margaret Masson
• Philip Middlemiss - Bob Phillips
• Roy Barraclough - Arthur Swarbrick
• Ralph Ineson - Clive Kennard
• Christopher Rowe - Ian Wagg
• Jason Watkins - Tommy Bennett
• Chris England - George Best
• Neil Bennun - Ronnie Kay
• Paul Bennun - Reggie Kay
• David MacCreedy - Mick Wallace
• Glenn Hugill - Alan Hardy
• Ralf Little - Norman Lewis
• Robert Harley - Rodger Hartley
• Rocky Marshall - Mark Bull
• Tony Marshall - Brian Parkinson
• Paul Simpkin - Neville Swarbrick
• Davinia Taylor - Denise Bull
• Andy Greenhalgh - Victor Lewington
• Jeremy Swift - Sam Tilton
• Jonathan Magnanti - Dave Skipper
• Howard Lee - Pontefract referee
• Stuart Egdell - Young Pete
• Gordon Kennedy - Edgar Pendulo
• Terry Neill - Himself
• Victoria Plum - Ballet mistress
• Jonathan Gould - Interviewer
• Andy Smart - Reporter
• Brian Moore - Commentator

External links

• Bostock's Cup at the Internet Movie Database