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Gods of Snooker

Gods of Snooker

★ 7.0/10•2021•Documentary
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The golden age of the green baize. From smoky halls to superstardom – the unlikely figures who turned 1980s snooker into a money-spinning sporting soap opera.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 9, 2021

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E158m

Episode 1

Alex 'The Hurricane' Higgins upsets the snooker establishment but helps transform a game played in the backrooms of working men’s clubs into box office gold.

May 9, 2021

Episode 2 - Episode 2E259m

Episode 2

As snooker becomes big business, Alex Higgins struggles to keep up with the professionalism of a new rising star – Steve Davis.

May 16, 2021

Episode 3 - Episode 3E359m

Episode 3

Jimmy White’s off-the-table excess threatens to overshadow his raw talent as a young Stephen Hendry emerges as a new threat to his World Championship dreams.

May 23, 2021

Actors

Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker

Himself

Mark Addy

Mark Addy

Self - Narrator (voice)

Alex Higgins

Alex Higgins

Self (archive footage)

Kirk Stevens

Kirk Stevens

Self (archive footage)

Steve Davis

Self - Six-Time World Champion

Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker

Self - Sports Broadcaster and Snooker Fan

Ben Doherty

Self - World Champion 1997

Cliff Thorburn

Cliff Thorburn

Self - World Champion 1980

John Virgo

John Virgo

Self - UK Champion 1979

Barry Hearn

Barry Hearn

Self - Steve Davis' Manager

Jimmy White

Jimmy White

Self - Masters and UK Champion

Harvey Lisberg

Harvey Lisberg

Self - Alex Higgins' Manager 1981-82

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