Only a Game
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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Cast
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Fraser Cains
Gary Rees
Known for
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
David Squire
Terry Woods
Known for
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Mark Windsor
Willy Hutchison
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Paul Desbois
Dougie Shields
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Georgie Phillips
Georgie Benson
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Steve Steen
Rick
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Tim Pearce
Tom Edwards
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David Howe
Colin Barnett
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Derek James
Smartie
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Neil Dickson
Phil Steele
Stephen Whittaker
Dave Rawlings
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Les Blair Director · Eamon Dunphy Writer
First release March 24, 1981
Production
Thames Television
Production
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 24, 1981
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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