The Fix
The Fix
Release: 1997-01-04
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 2.8
Drama
TV Movie
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
Lisa Millett
as Sheila Cresswell
Nicholas Lane
as Herbie Cresswell
George Sewell
as Chairman
Kenneth Wolstenholme
as TV interviewer
Colin Welland
as Harry Catterick
Michael Byrne
as Sam Campbell
John Forgeham
as Alan Hardaker
Maggie O'Neill
as Marina Kay
Christopher Fulford
as Jimmy Gauld
Garry Cooper
as Skipper
Michael Elphick
as Peter Campling
Chris Walker
as David 'Bronco' Layne
Tony Pitts
as Peter Swan
Jason Isaacs
as Tony Kay
Steve Coogan
as Mike Gabbert
Ricky Tomlinson
as Gordon
