Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

NR2021•1h 0m•8.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(6)

Once upon a time, football was just a game... From those who lived it, and those who made the beautiful game a billion pound business. The goals, the glamour, the glory.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Studio 99, Story Films

Language

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

September 6, 2021

Last Aired

September 27, 2021

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Episode 1

Air date: 2021-09-06

The story of how football's Premier League was formed, told by its stars. What began in 1992 as a controversial breakaway has become the most watched sporting competition in the world.

Episode 2

Air date: 2021-09-13

One of the Premier League’s most iconic moments is created as Eric Cantona lunges into the crowd, throwing the 1994/95 title race between Man United and Blackburn wide open.

Episode 3

Air date: 2021-09-20

By the mid-1990s, the Premier League is growing in stature and a new generation of players are learning to navigate their newfound celebrity status.

Episode 4

Air date: 2021-09-27

Arsene Wenger arrives in London with ideas that revolutionise the game. As his side pose a serious challenge to Man United’s dominance, the league’s most infamous feud is born.

Cast

David Beckham

Self

Éric Cantona

Self

Alan Shearer

Self

Arsène Wenger

Self

Fever Pitch’s second installment explores the decade that money ruled at both ends of the table. It’s the story of rich and poor, tragedy and triumph, truth and corruption. The Battle for the Premier League examines such an era through the often conflicting sides of the story, from Mourinho to Redknapp lives at the top often contrasted to lives at the bottom with teams like Leeds United and Southampton desperately trying to stay afloat in a world they can barely afford to inhabit.

Fever Pitch: The Battle for the Premier League

2023

9.0

Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West

7.7

2021

TV Show

May 10th, 1940, Hitler takes on the West. Will he precipitate Europe into the Apocalypse?

Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West

2021

7.7

No Image

Musik ist Trumpf

6.0

1975

TV Show

No overview available.

Musik ist Trumpf

1975

6.0

The Innocent

4.0

2021

TV Show

Having spent eight years in prison for a crime she didn't commit, Leila is released determined to prove her innocence and win back her estranged daughter.

The Innocent

2021

4.0

Twin Signal

8.0

1996

TV Show

Robotics expert Dr. Otoi built Signal to be a powerful companion for his young grandson, Nobuhiko. However, a mishap during Signal's programming led to an unexpected glitch. Every time Nobuhiko sneezes, Signal transforms from a temperamental adult robot into an adorable, chocolate-loving little baby. Despite this little problem, days are usually happy and fun around the Otoi household, where robots, people and animals live in harmony. Except for the occasional feud over house cleaning chores or the affections of the female robot Elara. everything is relatively peaceful. However, one day Signal is attacked by Pulse, one the Doctor's previous creations and the prototype for Signal. Despite being critically nearsighted, Pulse is loaded down with weapons and has been reprogrammed by Dr. Otoi's mysterious rival. He's on a mission to steal the most recent robot technology, and obliterate anything that gets in his way.

Twin Signal

1996

8.0

Food Detectives

8.0

2008

TV Show

Food Detectives was a food science show hosted by Ted Allen that aired in North America on Food Network. Ted Allen, backed by research conducted by Popular Science magazine, investigates food-related beliefs, such as the validity of the five-second rule or the effectiveness of ginger to relieve motion sickness. In addition to support from scientists such as molecular biologist Dr. Adam Ruben and Popular Science staff members, Allen is assisted on-screen by a group of so-called "Food Techs," often-silent assistants who are the participants in simple experiments exploring food-related myths, beliefs, practices, and folkways.

Food Detectives

2008

8.0

Horseless Knight

5.5

2002

TV Show

Hafez Naguib was raised between his mother's sophisticated family, and his father's poor and modest family. When his father gets killed at the time of the English occupation, he swears to take revenge for him and every other persecuted Egyptian citizen, and leads the life of a true patriot.

Horseless Knight

2002

5.5

Magical Chinese Girl Ipanema!

6.0

1989

TV Show

The tenth entry in the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series.

Magical Chinese Girl Ipanema!

1989

6.0

Mathagam

5.4

2023

TV Show

A "dead" gangster resurrects, and he is a man with an elaborate plan. With the city under threat, IPS officer Ashwath's only choice is to be two steps ahead...