Synopsis
The English Game (2020), Season 1 — a period drama you can watch online on iFILM, six episodes set in late-Victorian England when football still split people by class.
A cotton mill owner in working-class Darwen brings in two Scottish players to push his local side toward the FA Cup. That puts Fergus Suter, a lad off the Glasgow docks, on the same pitch as Arthur Kinnaird, a gentleman who treats the sport as a pastime for his own kind. Wage cuts at the mill, a secret Fergus carries down from Scotland, and a match in Blackburn that turns to chaos pull at both the team and the whole notion of amateur football. The closing run heads to London and a ruling from the Football Association.
It's a self-contained season with no cliffhanger, written by Downton Abbey's Julian Fellowes. A costume drama whose argument about money in sport lands oddly close to home. Stream The English Game Season 1 online on iFILM.
6 episodes
S1·E1Episode 1
A cotton mill owner in working-class Darwen hires two star Scottish footballers to join the local team in hopes of competing for the FA Cup title.
S1·E2Episode 2
As Fergus brings new life to the football club, emotions run high when a wage cut is imposed at the mills. Arthur makes a new connection in Darwen.
S1·E3Episode 3
Fergus faces a gut-wrenching decision that could affect his relationships in Darwen. Arthur's new outlook rankles his posh friends and family.
S1·E4Episode 4
Martha gets difficult news. Arthur and Alma make a grim discovery. Fergus struggles in his new role, and a match in Blackburn ends in chaos.
S1·E5Episode 5
A guilt-stricken Fergus gets shocking news from Martha. Walsh and Cartwright make a pact. The FA takes drastic action without Arthur's input.
S1·E6Episode 6
Fergus heads to London to make an appeal to the FA. Arthur pleads with his friends to act for the good of the game as the FA Cup Final approaches.
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