As always, Ricky Tomlinson's tireless blustering as manager Mike Bassett is the real engine driving this side. Particularly enjoyable is his tirade after Wirral County are four-nil down at half time.

Mike Bassett: Manager. TV sitcom; ITV1; 2005; 6 episodes (1 series) Four years after guiding England to the World Cup semi-finals, Mike's at a crossroads in life and finds a role leading Wirral County ...

Mike decides to retire, but at the last minute is offered the manager's job at Wirral County F.C., for whom his father was a player. They seem doomed to be relegated to the Football Conference.

Mike Bassett: Manager. TV sitcom; ITV1; 2005; 6 episodes (1 series) Four years after guiding England to the World Cup semi-finals, Mike's at a crossroads in life and finds a role leading Wirral County ...