Gods of Snooker
2021•7.0/10
Documentary
Ratings
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7.0/10(2)
The golden age of the green baize. From smoky halls to superstardom – the unlikely figures who turned 1980s snooker into a money-spinning sporting soap opera.
Production
Mindhouse Productions
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
May 9, 2021
Last Aired
May 23, 2021
Networks
BBC Two
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2021-05-09
Alex 'The Hurricane' Higgins upsets the snooker establishment but helps transform a game played in the backrooms of working men’s clubs into box office gold.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2021-05-16
As snooker becomes big business, Alex Higgins struggles to keep up with the professionalism of a new rising star – Steve Davis.
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2021-05-23
Jimmy White’s off-the-table excess threatens to overshadow his raw talent as a young Stephen Hendry emerges as a new threat to his World Championship dreams.
Cast
Gary Lineker
Himself
Mark Addy
Self - Narrator (voice)
Alex Higgins
Self (archive footage)
Kirk Stevens
Self (archive footage)
Steve Davis
Self - Six-Time World Champion
Gary Lineker
Self - Sports Broadcaster and Snooker Fan
Ben Doherty
Self - World Champion 1997
Cliff Thorburn
Self - World Champion 1980
John Virgo
Self - UK Champion 1979
Barry Hearn
Self - Steve Davis' Manager
Jimmy White
Self - Masters and UK Champion
Harvey Lisberg
Self - Alex Higgins' Manager 1981-82
