
United!

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\nThe series followed the fortunes of a fictional second division football team, Brentwich United. The football scenes were filmed on the grounds of Stoke City with Jimmy Hill acting as a technical advisor, and the efforts to achieve authenticity saw the show being criticised by the then management of Wolverhampton Wanderers, who complained that the series was based on their team.
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\nUnited! was not a success, and was cancelled after two series. The programme was generally considered to be too soft to appeal to male viewers, and too male-oriented for the female soap opera audience. As was common television practice of the time, the series' episodes were wiped, and none of its 147 episodes are believed to have survived.
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\nCreated by Anthony Cornish, other writers on the programme included Gerry Davis, Brian Hayles, Malcolm Hulke and John Lucarotti. The directors included Innes Lloyd and Derek Martinus. Aside from Cornish, all of these individuals also worked on Doctor Who concurrent with their involvement in United!.
Genre: Drama
Actor: Kynaston Reeves, Hilary Mason, Eric Longworth, Peter Stephens, Paul Whitsun-Jones, Basil Dignam, Stephen Yardley, Harold Goodwin, Ken Jones, Peter Craze
Directors: Anthony Cornish
Countries: UK
Languages: en,
Produced By: BBC
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Runtime: 30 min
Date Published: 1965-10-04
Year Released: 1965
Rating: 1 out of 10
Content Rating: 30min
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 147
Views: 353
Quality: HD
Also known as: BBC United!, Brentwich United
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