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Film / 1997
The Fix
Directed by
Paul Greengrass
The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a number of British professional footballers were jailed and banned from football for life for conspiring to fix the results of matches. Prominent among those jailed and banned were the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. stars Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne.
The story
The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a number of British professional footballers were jailed and banned from football for life for conspiring to fix the results of matches. Prominent among those jailed and banned were the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. stars Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne.
Cast
Steve CooganMike Gabbert
Jason IsaacsTony Kay
Maggie O'NeillMarina Kay
Michael ElphickPeter Campling
Colin WellandHarry Catterick
Ricky TomlinsonGordon
Christopher FulfordJimmy Gauld
Chris WalkerDavid 'Bronco' Layne
Michael ByrneSam Campbell
George SewellChairman
Tony PittsPeter Swan
John ForgehamAlan Hardaker
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Garry CooperSkipper
Nicholas LaneHerbie Cresswell
Lisa MillettSheila Cresswell
William IlkleyBrian
Peter HughesMajor
Roger BlakeNews Editor
Judith BarkerMuriel
Amy BeswickNicky
Nik FosterFurtive Man
Jimmy ReddingtonBookmaker
Laurence HarringtonWilliam Hill's Man
Jordan StreetJohnny Kay
Jill Hardcastle DavisRita Durston
Joshua HendersonFootballer
James CulshawPoliceman
Carolyn KnightNightclub Wife 1
Victoria BurnhamNightclub Wife 2
Neil DaleFan at Nightclub
Johnny BarrsBookie's Crony
Darren BellGroundstaff Boy
Kenneth WolstenholmeTV interviewer
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