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World Cup 1966: Alfie's Boys

Sir David Jason presents Alfie's Boys, the story of how Sir Alf Ramsey built a team to win the World Cup in 1966. Featuring unseen archive from the BBC vaults.

Sir David Jason presents Alfie's Boys, the story of how Sir Alf Ramsey built a team to win the World Cup in 1966.

Sir David takes us back to the changing times of the sixties and sets the context for the one and only time England have been at the top of world football. He charts how and why Sir Alf picked the characters he wanted, and his relationship with them as they bonded into a world-class side.

Featuring unseen archive from the BBC vaults and anecdotes from Sir Bobby Charlton, Jack Charlton, Jimmy Greaves, George Cohen, Tina Moore, Harry Rednapp, Terry Venables, Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and many other squad members, this is a definitive record of their great journey as a team.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Nov 202023:30
BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

Music Played

  • Lonnie Donegan

    World Cup Willie

  • Quincy Jones

    It's Caper Time

  • Peter Gabriel

    The Nest That Sailed the Sky

  • Matt Monro

    On Days Like These

Credits

PresenterDavid Jason
ProducerJosephine McCusker
DirectorJosephine McCusker
Executive ProducerCarl Doran

Broadcasts

  • Sun 22 May 201620:00
    BBC Two
  • Thu 9 Jun 201600:55
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 31 Jul 201622:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Sun 31 Jul 201623:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Sat 25 Jul 202021:15
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Mon 16 Nov 202023:30
    BBC Two except Scotland & Wales