Those Glory Glory Days (1983)
Overview
Girls growing up in 1960-61 London develop a passion for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the first British team in the 20th century to win the English league and FA Cup "double". Twenty years later, one of the girls tracks down players of the '60-'61 Spurs for a documentary.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.626 |
Directed By
Philip Saville
Crew
Philip Saville
Julie Welch
Mo Haynes
Richard Coleman
Rusty Coppleman
David Puttnam
Max Lemon
Guy Travers
David Bill
Trevor Jones
Phil Meheux
Maurice Cain
Dominic Fulford
Chris Griffin
Tudor George
Russell Lodge
Martin Trevis
Mo Coppitters
David Crozier
Jack Rosenthal
Hugh Strain
Gale Tattersall
Terry Potter
Scott Wodehouse
TOP CAST
Zoë Nathenson
Julia 'Danny'
Sara Sugarman
'Toni'
Cathy Murphy
'Tub'
Liz Campion
'Jailbird'
Amelia Dipple
Petrina
Elizabeth Spriggs
School Mistress
Julia McKenzie
Mrs Herrick
Peter Tilbury
Herrick
Julia Goodman
(Older) Julia - Journalist
Stephan Chase
Petrina's Dad
Eva Lohman
Petrina's Mum
Bryan Pringle
Reg
John Salthouse
Danny Blanchflower (1961)
Danny Blanchflower
Himself
Rachel Meidman
Young Julia
Richard Wilson
Arnold - Journalist
Dudley Sutton
Arthur - Journalist
Chris Jury
Ken - Journalist
Roddy Maude-Roxby
Brian - Journalist
Bob Goody
Doorman
John Joyce
Ticket Seller
David Bradley
1961 Spurs Team Member
Ron Donachie
1961 Spurs Team Member
Patrick Bergin
1961 Spurs Team Member
Glen Murphy
1961 Spurs Team Member
Stuart Organ
1961 Spurs Team Member
Stephen Bent
1961 Spurs Team Member
John Judd
1961 Spurs Team Member
John Iles
1961 Spurs Team Member
Phil Rowlands
1961 Spurs Team Member
David Straun
1961 Spurs Team Member
Frances Barber
Woman
Lucy Hornak
Plummy Girl
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