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Golden Gordon

Episode 2 of 3

A torrid tale of football fanaticism in the 1930s. Super-fan Gordon Ottershaw supports Barnstoneworth United, a team that hasn't won a match for six years. But worse is to come, and Gordon and his bicycle clips are re-united in a last desperate bid for glory and Bovril.

31 minutes

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Credits

RoleContributor
Gordon OttershawMichael Palin
Mr FoggenBill Fraser
Mrs OttershawGwen Taylor
CyrilKen Kitson
Football ManagerDavid Leland
ChairmanTeddy Turner
WriterMichael Palin
WriterTerry Jones
DirectorAlan JW Bell

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