The World of Sport type British wrestling gets a workout but despite its likeable and entertaining cast there just aren’t enough laughs
The school of 90s Guy Ritchie is revived in this frankly ordinary British romp which is a comedy in everything except actually being funny. It’s a film about wrestlers: wrestlers like Big Daddy, Mick McManus, Les Kellett and Jackie Pallo, that is, those British grip’n’grapple legends made famous on 70s television by ITV’s World Of Sport. They are not the fancy modern American kind, and this film patriotically claims that unlike the American version, our native British wrestling wasn’t fixed. (Erm, excuse me?)
Stephen Graham does his likeable best to give this film some weight and bite playing Mark Bolton, a Scouse lad who grew up hero-worshipping wrestlers because his dad was one, part of an iconic group called The Panthers. But...
The school of 90s Guy Ritchie is revived in this frankly ordinary British romp which is a comedy in everything except actually being funny. It’s a film about wrestlers: wrestlers like Big Daddy, Mick McManus, Les Kellett and Jackie Pallo, that is, those British grip’n’grapple legends made famous on 70s television by ITV’s World Of Sport. They are not the fancy modern American kind, and this film patriotically claims that unlike the American version, our native British wrestling wasn’t fixed. (Erm, excuse me?)
Stephen Graham does his likeable best to give this film some weight and bite playing Mark Bolton, a Scouse lad who grew up hero-worshipping wrestlers because his dad was one, part of an iconic group called The Panthers. But...
- 3/6/2018
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
ITV Studios Entertainment Manchester has teamed up with Anthem Sports and Entertainment Corp; the parent company of Impact Wrestling, to bring WOSWrestling back to ITV for a 10-part series.
The commission from ITV’s Helen Warner follows the one-off-special, which aired on New Year’s Eve 2016.
Thirty years after the original World of Sport ended – and legendary stars such as Big Daddy, Mick McManus and Rollerball Rocco left British screens – this new series will feature the very best of today’s wrestlers from the current red-hot UK wrestling scene. They will compete in front of a live audience at the intimate Preston Guild Hall on Thursday 25th May and Friday 26th May; and tickets for these shows will go on sale at 9am Friday 7th April from Gigsandtours.com / Ticketmaster.co.uk / prestonguildhall.co.uk
ITV Studios will co-produce the new 10-part Wos series with Anthem. The Executive Producers for...
The commission from ITV’s Helen Warner follows the one-off-special, which aired on New Year’s Eve 2016.
Thirty years after the original World of Sport ended – and legendary stars such as Big Daddy, Mick McManus and Rollerball Rocco left British screens – this new series will feature the very best of today’s wrestlers from the current red-hot UK wrestling scene. They will compete in front of a live audience at the intimate Preston Guild Hall on Thursday 25th May and Friday 26th May; and tickets for these shows will go on sale at 9am Friday 7th April from Gigsandtours.com / Ticketmaster.co.uk / prestonguildhall.co.uk
ITV Studios will co-produce the new 10-part Wos series with Anthem. The Executive Producers for...
- 3/25/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Ever switched over to ITV on a Friday or Saturday night and bemoaned the fact there’s never anything good on? Perhaps the time is right to bring back our homegrown wrestling! Those of a certain generation will most likely remember ‘World Of Sport’ with a sense of misty-eyed fondness.
Yes, at times it was ridiculous – frequently so in fact- but it was popular as a glance at any retrospective on the subject will tell you. Even BBC Four was compelled to offer an hour-long look back at it as part of its ‘Timeshift’ series, and if the supposed bastion of the country’s art and culture broadcasting output says it’s alright then we’re not going to argue.
‘When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts And Grannies’ really did make a compelling case for bringing back homegrown headlocks and truly British bulldogs. If you haven’t had the pleasure...
Yes, at times it was ridiculous – frequently so in fact- but it was popular as a glance at any retrospective on the subject will tell you. Even BBC Four was compelled to offer an hour-long look back at it as part of its ‘Timeshift’ series, and if the supposed bastion of the country’s art and culture broadcasting output says it’s alright then we’re not going to argue.
‘When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts And Grannies’ really did make a compelling case for bringing back homegrown headlocks and truly British bulldogs. If you haven’t had the pleasure...
- 12/11/2013
- by Chris Morley
- Obsessed with Film
Wrestler Mick McManus has died at the age of 93
The pro wrestler was born William George Matthews in New Cross, and was dubbed 'The Man You Love to Hate' and 'Rugged South London Tough Guy'.
Frank Rimer, who runs the British Wrestlers Reunion, told The Sun: "I am deeply saddened to announce the death of the legend that was Mick McManus, who passed away at 1am this morning.
"Mick never recovered from the loss of his beloved wife Barbara and lost the will to live, despite the loving care of the nurses at the celebrity home for retired actors Brishing House where he lived out his final days."
He added: "Even the arrival of his old friend Lord Richard Attenborough recently failed to lift his spirits, refusing all food and drink until he quietly slipped into a coma three days ago.
"Mick was without doubt, through his own efforts, the...
The pro wrestler was born William George Matthews in New Cross, and was dubbed 'The Man You Love to Hate' and 'Rugged South London Tough Guy'.
Frank Rimer, who runs the British Wrestlers Reunion, told The Sun: "I am deeply saddened to announce the death of the legend that was Mick McManus, who passed away at 1am this morning.
"Mick never recovered from the loss of his beloved wife Barbara and lost the will to live, despite the loving care of the nurses at the celebrity home for retired actors Brishing House where he lived out his final days."
He added: "Even the arrival of his old friend Lord Richard Attenborough recently failed to lift his spirits, refusing all food and drink until he quietly slipped into a coma three days ago.
"Mick was without doubt, through his own efforts, the...
- 5/22/2013
- Digital Spy
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