The English Game

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 20, 2020
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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Critic Reviews

  1. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Mar 20, 2020
    91
    Wonderfully entertaining, and full of sharp portrayals.
  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Mar 20, 2020
    80
    Later episodes can get a bit too bogged down in trouble at the mill, with striking workers railing against wage cuts. But as soon as the action cuts to the football field and Darwen’s irresistible path to glory, it feels like a winner.
  3. Decider
    Reviewed by: John Serba
    Mar 25, 2020
    50
    It’s entertaining in a flimsy, forgettable way, giving us everything we’d anticipate expect from a period drama, and not much more.
  5. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Mar 20, 2020
    20
    It is terrible. ... Nothing has been written, shown or scored in a way to elicit any degree of human emotion.

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Meckel
    May 2, 2020
    10
    As a football fan, this is a must watch. Except for some small parts to make it more dramatic, this is the real story about the beginnings ofAs a football fan, this is a must watch. Except for some small parts to make it more dramatic, this is the real story about the beginnings of professional football and how the rich had to accept the working class as an important part of the game. The last episode was the most emotional and exciting thing I've watched in a while, I had a smile on my face for the whole 45 minutes! Please watch this!… Full Review »
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