Only a Game
Only a Game
1981, English. Directed by Les Blair.
Play adapted from the diary of Eamonn Dunphy, the ex-Milwall and Ireland footballer. With a new season and a promising team, professional footballer Willy Hutchison has a chance of promotion to Division One The dreams and dramas behind an unfashionable football team's struggle for success.
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- 24 March 1981
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- Eamon Dunphy, Les Blair
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Who directed Only a Game?
Only a Game (1981) was directed by Les Blair and stars Fraser Cains, David Squire, Mark Windsor.