The Fix (1997)

Cast

Credited cast:
	Steve Coogan	...	Mike Gabbett
	Jason Isaacs	...	Tony Kay
	Maggie O'Neill	...	Marina Kay
	Michael Elphick	...	Peter Campling
	Ricky Tomlinson	...	Gordon
	Colin Welland	...	Harry Catterick
	Christopher Fulford	...	Jimmy Gould
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Judith Barker	...	Muriel
	Amy Beswick	...	Nicky
	Roger Blake	...	News editor
	Michael Byrne	...	Sam Campbell
	Garry Cooper	...	Skipper
	John Forgeham	...	Alan Hardaker
	Peter Hughes	...	Major
	William Ilkley	...	Brian

Storyline

Dramatisation of one of the most infamous UK football scandals in the history of the game. In the early 1960s an ex-footballer, Jimmy Gauld, was able to bribe a large number of strikers and goalkeepers from football clubs all over the country to illegally throw matches and thus clean up at the bookies on these fixed matches. The scandal was eventually brought to light when football hating investigative journalist, Mike Gabbett, was assigned the story by his editor. Even though he had no idea where to start, Gabbett tenaciously continued to follow the story until he exposed top football star Tony Kay and his corrupt friends, which made headline news. The breaking of this story eventually led to Tony Kay and friends being sentenced to four months in prison and Jimmy Gauld as 'Mr. Fix It' receiving four years. Written by Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>  

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