Rod Turner (Ian McShane) is a washed-up drunken footballer trying to get his life back on track.
Turner is signed by a Third Division team, the Saints – owned by rock star Clint Simons (Paul Nicholas), who is seeing Turner’s ex-lover, pretty American singer Cloudy (token American Suzanne Somers of Three’s Companyfame) – to help them on their FA Cup run to Wembley.
There’s also bitter club manager Jake (Adam Faith) – who hates Turner – and a children’s home run by nuns where Turner mentors and trains the young kids. And (for no reason whatsoever) endless scenes of cheesy disco dancing!
It was never going to win any Oscars, but it’s an enjoyable film (if you can suffer the inane grin and wooden acting of Paul Nicholas) that intercuts actual footage of the Nottingham Forest v Southampton 1979 League Cup Final with close-up shots of Turner.
Rod Turner
Ian McShane Cloudy
Suzanne Somers Jake
Adam Faith Clint
Paul Nicholas Sam Turner
Sam Kydd Speed
Trevor Thomas Susan
Glynis Barber Rita
Sandy Ratcliff Georgie Moore
Alan Lake Marek
Paul Medford Mac Gill
Matthew Long Butch
Paul Desbois Chris
Eric Deacon
Director
Neil Leifer
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There’s also bitter club manager Jake (Adam Faith) – who hates Turner – and a children’s home run by nuns where Turner mentors and trains the young kids. And (for no reason whatsoever) endless scenes of cheesy disco dancing!
