All in the Game (2006) (TV)

Director:

Jim O'Hanlon

Writer:

Tony Grounds (writer)

Release Date:

11 May 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Plot:

Cast

Danny Dyer	...	Martin
Ray Winstone	...	Frankie
Ike Hamilton	...	Joel
Gerald Kyd	...	Ratza
Claire Perkins	...	Mrs. Lamone (as Clare Perkins)
Nicola Stephenson	...	Jennifer
Roy Marsden	...	George
Oscar Grounds	...	Jack
Idris Elba	...	Paul
Louis Mahoney	...	Arthur
Daniel Anderson	...	Lloyd
Julia Hills	...	June
Nigel Boyle	...	Tony
Alexis Rodney	...	Danny
Sarah Manners	...	Chloe
Ann Michelle	...	Tracey
Jack Bence	...	Nicky
Helen Mutch	...	Loretta
Vicki Michelle	...	Emma
Ron Webster	...	Mr. Richard
Dominic Jephcott	...	Dr. Loffenberg
Norman McDonald	...	Headmaster
Lana Davidson	...	Tina
Alex MacQueen	...	Dr. Phelps
Ronnie Fox	...	John the Fan
Andy Linden	...	Foxi the Fan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Burton	...	Mr. Marshall
Peter Rnic	...	News Reporter
Robert Stone	...	John
Nicolas Wall	...	Minder (uncredited)
Chris Wilson	...	Board Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Jim O'Hanlon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tony Grounds		writer

Produced by
Hilary Bevan Jones	....	producer

Film Editing by
Mark Thornton

Casting by
Daniel Hubbard

Art Direction by
Andi Coldwell

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Dodds	....	first assistant director
Melanie Heseltine	....	third assistant director
Adam Rodgers	....	third assistant director: second unit
Dan Winch	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Katie Neal	....	art department runner
Lucy Spofforth	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Paul Hamblin	....	sound mixer
Sophie Jackson	....	boom operator
Glenn Marullo	....	sound mixer
Ian Wilkinson	....	dialogue editor

Visual Effects by
Dolores McGinley	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Annis	....	focus puller
Steve Murray	....	camera operator
Mike Rees	....	clapper loader
Luis Santos	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Kelly Valentine Hendry	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Patrick Doherty	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Catriona McKenzie	....	script editor
Joy Scott	....	assistant coordinator
Emma Thomas	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Boom
• Tightrope Pictures

Distributors

• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2006) (UK) (TV)

Other Companies

• Boom  sound post-production

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:18

Filming Locations:

Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Company:

Boom

Great Story... Impeccable timing... outstanding cast

Just watched this on TV tonight...

Firstly, the entire cast put in a rock-solid performance, Marsden and Winstone were both outstanding, but the rest of the supporting characters also hit all the points The timing... right between the end of the Premier League season and the start of the world cup... I'm betting someone got a bonus in this months salary for that piece of scheduling.

The story, involving such an emotive subject, will make real fans uncomfortable... Winstone plays a character I felt like I could punch repeatedly whilst screaming "Stop killing my game!" into his face... but will also maybe baffle people who just don't "get" the idea that it's perfectly alright to paint tribal colours on your face and congregate in a big concrete bowl, chanting at the rites performed on a patch of grass below.

Both Winstone and Marsdens characters obviously love football with a passion... Marsden prepared to sacrifice all his money for that love, Winstone prepared to sacrifice his love for money... and both of them "doing it for their families". Tragedy on a Shakespearean scale.