TV series

The English Game

2020 · 1 season

A warm, earnest period drama that makes class conflict and early football feel personal and quietly stirring.

Overview: Two 19th-century footballers on opposite sides of a class divide navigate professional and personal turmoil to change the game — and England — forever.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, sport, friendship, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
sport
friendship
identity
justice
Places: countryside
small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild