Elliott Francis

Before the Premier League and multi-million pound salaries, in England 'football' was a dirty word. The game was in disgrace, the fans, hooligans, the nation, it seemed, were all played out. Then there was Italia '90 - The World Cup - a shot at redemption. But this was no ordinary World Cup and no ordinary time. The manager, Sir Bobby Robson, was under intense media scrutiny, and his team described as 'donkeys'. Yet over six short weeks, through their heroic exploits they united a nation, coming within a heart beat of reaching the World Cup Final. Narrated by Gary Oldman, featuring match action - from Platt's last-gasp winner against Belgium to the silky skills of Gazza and the cool finishing of Lineker - and previously unseen footage, this is the definitive story of England's greatest footballing adventure on foreign soil... so far.

Août 1935. Malgré la canicule qui frappe l'Angleterre, la famille Tallis mène une vie insouciante à l'abri dans sa gigantesque demeure victorienne. La jeune Briony a trouvé sa vocation, elle sera romancière. Mais quand du haut de ses treize ans, elle surprend sa sœur aînée Cecilia dans les bras de Robbie, fils de domestique, sa réaction naïve face aux désirs des adultes va provoquer une tragédie et marquer à jamais le destin du jeune homme.

I am aged 7, I fear for my life. I run to a convent door. Cry for my Mother and Father. But they are no more... Now I am 21, locked in a swirling mist. Music is the only key that will unlock. My Lonely Me