3. Ted Lasso – Season 1 (2020)

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What business does constantly cheery coach Ted Lasso have managing a strange sport in a foreign country, neither of which he knows anything about? That’s what lots of people are trying to figure out in this Apple TV+ series, from Richmond’s staunch fanbase, to the British press, to the people who wonder if owner Rebecca ? has gone off the deep end after very public (and very nastly) divorce from Rupert ?, the club’s previous owner. Can Ted’s charm offensive turn everyone to his side, or is he in over his wonderfully-coiffed head?

Vinnk introduced Sean to this show, which Sean promptly forgot and tried to introduce Vinnk to the show. Based on a series of advertising spots for NBC Sports to promote their rights to air the real-life UK Premiere Football League games in the US, we explore how Ted Lasso transformed its titular character from buffoon meant to mock Americans’ lack of knowledge (or interest) in the sport played everywhere else in the world into a heartfelt, award-winning dramedy.

Starring:
* Jason Sudeikis – Coach Ted Lasso
* Brendan Hunt – Coach Beard
* Hannah Waddingham – Rebecca Welton
* Brett Goldstein – Roy Kent
* Juno Temple – Keeley Jones
* Nick Mohammed – Nathan Shelley
* Jeremy Swift – Leslie Higgins

Available on Apple TV+.

Logo by by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk.

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