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Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Charting the creation and evolution of the English Premier League from 1992 to 2000 through the stories of people like Eric Cantona, David Beckham, Vinnie Jones, and Alan Shearer.

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[narrator] Jack Walker had
already spent big since he took
control of Blackburn in 1991. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[narrator] Jack Walker had already spent big since he took c...

So that was the first
sort of press
that I would've had. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

So that was the first sort of press that I would've had...

♪ Vincero♪ - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

He's an unusual guy.
He speaks about five languages, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

He's an unusual guy. He speaks about five languages,

He'd surprised everyone
by luring legendary manager
Kenny Dalglish to the club. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

He'd surprised everyone by luring legendary manager Ken...

The youth team
that I was part of, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

The youth team that I was part of,

[Harman] I think the appointment
of Kenny Dalglish as
the manager of Blackburn - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[Harman] I think the appointment of Kenny Dalglish as the ma...

I thought, "This is not
your average footballer
who's just become a manager. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

I thought, "This is not your average footballer who...

West Germany are through
to the final on penalty kicks. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

West Germany are through to the final on penalty kicks.

[chattering] - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[Shearer] Kenny Dalglish
was one of the biggest names
in football at the time. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[Shearer] Kenny Dalglish was one of the biggest names in foo...

We've done very well
to get to the semis, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

We've done very well to get to the semis,

He had an aura about him.
This absolute
legend of a player. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

He had an aura about him. This absolute legend of a player.

Undoubtedly,
but we focused our target
on Arsene Wenger. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Undoubtedly, but we focused our target on Arsene Wenger.

Keith was one of the ones
that I knew probably best - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Keith was one of the ones that I knew probably best

He'd managed Liverpool,
he'd won so many trophies, both
as a player and as a manager, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

He'd managed Liverpool, he'd won so many trophies,...

Last one? Okay, last one.
Really last one. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Last one? Okay, last one. Really last one.

[music crescendos] - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[music crescendos]

Obviously, him being
from Ireland
and me being from London, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Obviously, him being from Ireland and me being from London,

There was a lot of
speculation in the media - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

There was a lot of speculation in the media

And so to what's been
the school for scandal
in recent seasons, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

And so to what's been the school for scandal in recent ...

[Gillespie] A few of my mates
in London turned around to me
and said I'm lucky - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[Gillespie] A few of my mates in London turned around to me ...

What's he got?
A master's degree?
Master's degree. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

What's he got? A master's degree? Master's de...

[White] Lights were going on
in brains - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[White] Lights were going on in brains

It just seemed a wee bit
of a Cinderella story. I said,
"May as well have a go." - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

It just seemed a wee bit of a Cinderella story. I said, &quo...

Yeah, he was just like
any normal young lad - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Yeah, he was just like any normal young lad

And if we get this right,
there's money here." - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

And if we get this right, there's money here."

If Jack were gonna
make this happen, he would
have to invest in players. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

If Jack were gonna make this happen, he would have to invest...

You well? You tired?
Jet lag. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

You well? You tired? Jet lag.

[news anchor] We're gonna meet
one 14-year-old boy - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[news anchor] We're gonna meet one 14-year-old boy

He didn't just sign players,
he signed quality players. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

He didn't just sign players, he signed quality players.

But the question is,
can he handle the fame, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

But the question is, can he handle the fame,

[narrator]
With the prospect of bringing
fans back to the game, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[narrator] With the prospect of bringing fans back to the ga...

We had a new train on the track - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

We had a new train on the track

And he sold 'em all
the same dream
and they all got on board. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

And he sold 'em all the same dream and they all got on ...

[Parlour] When he first come in
and you looked at him, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[Parlour] When he first come in and you looked at him,

[reporter] There's a picture
of you there signing
with Alex Ferguson. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[reporter] There's a picture of you there signing with ...

I was in the commodity business
actually trading physical sugar, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

I was in the commodity business actually trading physical su...

There was a common goal within
the hierarchy of the club. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

There was a common goal within the hierarchy of the club.

That training ground
was so important to him, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

That training ground was so important to him,

When I first met Becks,
he had this perfect
coiffed hair, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

When I first met Becks, he had this perfect coiffed hair,

A group of us got together
who were more progressive
than others - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

A group of us got together who were more progressive than ot...

[narrator] Having spent
ú20 million but still failing
to win the title, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[narrator] Having spent ú20 million but still failing to win...

He smashed the British transfer
record for the second time
in two years. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

He smashed the British transfer record for the second time i...

And I just thought he was flash.
You would do. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

And I just thought he was flash. You would do.

My own personal motto
is the motto of the turtle. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

My own personal motto is the motto of the turtle.

Perfect track suit,
perfect trainers, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Perfect track suit, perfect trainers,

You don't get anywhere
unless you stick your neck out. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

You don't get anywhere unless you stick your neck out.

The most expensive player in
the history of British football
has signed for Blackburn Rovers. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

The most expensive player in the history of British football...

[man]
Being young and enthusiastic, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[man] Being young and enthusiastic,

[narrator] In the early days
of the Premier League, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[narrator] In the early days of the Premier League,

The Lancashire club has paid
ú5 million for Norwich striker
Chris Sutton. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

The Lancashire club has paid ú5 million for Norwich striker ...

[laughs] - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

We all realized that,
really, under the 92
old football league formula, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

We all realized that, really, under the 92 old football leag...

It means he's worth
eight times his weight in gold. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

It means he's worth eight times his weight in gold.

We'd be out all day, all night,
and it got around
all the other clubs. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

We'd be out all day, all night, and it got around all t...

I always got a camera on me.
They always push it on me. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

I always got a camera on me. They always push it on me.

[commentator] The signing
of Sutton adds another name to
the list of expensive purchases - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[commentator] The signing of Sutton adds another name to the...

"Oh, Arsenal are out.
They're out every Tuesday." - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

"Oh, Arsenal are out. They're out every Tuesday.&q...

I think it's 'cause they're
from Bury. I don't know.[man] Bury! - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

I think it's 'cause they're from Bury. I don&...

The big five,
the two Liverpool clubs,
Liverpool and Everton, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

The big five, the two Liverpool clubs, Liverpool and Everton...

[Dalglish] The thing about
Blackburn spending money
on players, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[Dalglish] The thing about Blackburn spending money on playe...

And it would literally be
till 6:00, 7:00 in the morning. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

And it would literally be till 6:00, 7:00 in the morning.

New York?
Did you get that from...I got it from London, actually. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

New York? Did you get that from...I got it from London, actu...

Say hello to the milkman.
That's if you did go home. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Say hello to the milkman. That's if you did go home.

Got together,
had this unofficial cartel, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Got together, had this unofficial cartel,

[commentator]
There seems no end to the funds
available to Dalglish, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[commentator] There seems no end to the funds available to D...

[Dein] We had a famous meeting,
and the plot was laid
to break away. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[Dein] We had a famous meeting, and the plot was laid to bre...

Wenger took drinks
straight out of the bar.
Straight out. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Wenger took drinks straight out of the bar. Straight out.

Blackburn's ability
to spend money on transfers, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Blackburn's ability to spend money on transfers,

No problem.
What's your name?[man] Joey Roberts. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

No problem. What's your name?[man] Joey Roberts.

Over a hundred years...
and all of a sudden,
here we come, five of us decide - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Over a hundred years... and all of a sudden, here we come, f...

[Martin Keown]
He felt that alcohol was poison, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[Martin Keown] He felt that alcohol was poison,

We're gonna take
the top division
of 22 clubs at the time - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

We're gonna take the top division of 22 clubs at the ti...

[crowd cheering] - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[crowd cheering]

If we wanna compete
with Blackburn,
we're not gonna be outspent. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

If we wanna compete with Blackburn, we're not gonna be ...

And he wanted us to visualise
drinking water, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

And he wanted us to visualise drinking water,

We're a bigger club.
We actually now
have to do something about it." - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

We're a bigger club. We actually now have to do somethi...

We'd have chicken,
we'd have steak, potatoes,
raw vegetables. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

We'd have chicken, we'd have steak, potatoes, raw ...

[news intro playing] - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[news intro playing]

♪ Here we go
Here we go, here we go♪ - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

♪ Here we go Here we go, here we go♪

And he'd literally go around
saying, "Chew to win." - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

And he'd literally go around saying, "Chew to win....

Now I was going into games
feeling like I was superhuman. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Now I was going into games feeling like I was superhuman.

Upsetting. Ah, more divisive, - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Upsetting. Ah, more divisive,

It was like going from an Asda
to a Waitrose, weren't it? - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

It was like going from an Asda to a Waitrose, weren't i...

[audience applauding,
cheering] - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[audience applauding, cheering]

[commentator]
It may only be late October,
but the pressure's already on - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[commentator] It may only be late October, but the pressure&...

Today, Frenchman Arsene Wenger
takes charge of his first game
in England. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Today, Frenchman Arsene Wenger takes charge of his first gam...

[female anchor]
The elite clubs will set up
their own premier division - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

[female anchor] The elite clubs will set up their own premie...

Yes. He has scored more times
than anyone else
in the Premier League. - Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League

Yes. He has scored more times than anyone else in the Premie...

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Charting the creation and evolution of the English Premier League from 1992 to 2000 through the stories of people like Eric Cantona, David Beckham, Vinnie Jones, and Alan Shearer.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Universal Television,ABC

Genre: documentary, history, sport

Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 7.6

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Released: 06 Sep 2021

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