TV series
Premier Passions
1998 · 1 season
A grounded, affectionate behind-the-scenes look at a struggling football club, mixing boardroom anxiety, sweary team-talks and devoted fans into a quietly absorbing slice of sporting life.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Gina McKee, Peter Reid
- Overview
- Premier Passions is a five-part British documentary TV series, broadcast on BBC One between 24 February and 31 March 1998. It was narrated by actress and Sunderland fan Gina McKee, directed by Newcastle United fan John Alexander and produced by Stephen Lambert. It chronicled Sunderland A.F.C. during the 1996-97 season, in which the club was relegated from the Premiership, the year after winning promotion from Nationwide League Division One.
- How it feels
- Earnest, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Sport, work, ambition, loyalty
- Content
- Strong language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Gina McKee, Peter Reid
