Developed and written by Brendan Hunt (who plays the deadpan coach), Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence and star Jason Sudeikis. Phoebe Walsh is the executive story editor.
A warm and fizzy comedy with heart ("That was a big spoon of truth soup") as US manager is brought in - ostensibly to revive fortunes of AFC Richmond football team, but secretly in an effort by the owner Hannah Waddingham to destroy it. Which is in itself not exactly an original idea, I'm sure (it occurs in Reggie Perrin, for example) but mixed with the Pollyanna-like hero becomes something refreshing.
With Downton's Jeremy Swift, Brett Goldstein (elder footballer), Nick Mohammed, Phil Dunster (arrogant one), Juno Temple, Toheeb Jimoh, Kola Bokkini, Cristo Fernandez (the ebullient Rojas), Annette Badland.
I hoped they use the wiz footballing schoolgirl in some way, but didn't. The story of the 1914 stadium trials - actually recruitment of young men for war - is quite a serious story in the midst of this.
I was trying to ask myself 'If Ted Lasso was an alcoholic drink, what would it be?' and not getting further than warm Prosecco, which doesn't work at all. I realised it's the wrong question - it's not an alcoholic drink at all, but a hot cross bun.
Richmond makes for an attractive location.
Like Sex Ed it's in the 'nice TV' category which is also refreshing... though you don't want to go too far in that direction. When everyone's lovely, there's no conflict.
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