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
Jason Isaacs
as Tony Kay
Chris Walker
as David 'Bronco' Layne
Colin Welland
as Harry Catterick
Garry Cooper
as Skipper
Ricky Tomlinson
as Gordon
George Sewell
as Chairman
Lisa Millett
as Sheila Cresswell
Michael Byrne
as Sam Campbell
John Forgeham
as Alan Hardaker
Kenneth Wolstenholme
as TV interviewer
Steve Coogan
as Mike Gabbert
Christopher Fulford
as Jimmy Gauld
Tony Pitts
as Peter Swan
Michael Elphick
as Peter Campling
Nicholas Lane
as Herbie Cresswell
Maggie O'Neill
as Marina Kay