Mike Bassett: Manager Abide with Me (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Sport

Mike Bassett: Manager

Abide with Me (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Sport

With Karine gone for two months, Mike's world has fallen apart and with one game to go Wirral look set to go down after a dismal run after Tonka's injury. Mike then finds out that his father took a bribe in the FA Cup final of 1956 for ...See moreWith Karine gone for two months, Mike's world has fallen apart and with one game to go Wirral look set to go down after a dismal run after Tonka's injury. Mike then finds out that his father took a bribe in the FA Cup final of 1956 for money to help fix Mike's legs as a boy and allow him to play football. With this to spur him on he gets back with Karine and heads to the Wirral County ground. After a passionate speech to players, fans and reporters it's up to Wirral to get a better result than Mansfield Town (barring a ridiculously improbable defeat for York City) or face relegation and even with Tonka playing despite his injuries they stay up. Wirral's last game is an intimidating match versus local rivals Chester City, who need a win in order to secure a play-off spot. In the end, Chester beat Wirral by 2-0 but fortunately Mansfield got beaten 6-1, allowing Wirral to survive on goal difference. After this Mike leaves the club in Doddsy's hands and sets off to Spain with Karine, though a deliberately ambiguous ending suggests that he might stay yet. See less

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Name	Known for
Ricky Tomlinson Mike Bassett Mike Bassett See fewer	The Royle Family (1998)
Amanda Redman Karine Bassett Karine Bassett See fewer	Sexy Beast (2000)
Steve Edge Doddsy Doddsy See fewer	Cruella (2021)
Dan Renton Skinner Tonka (as Renton Skinner) Tonka (as Renton Skinner) See fewer	High-Rise (2015)
Michael Fenton Stevens Richard Johnson Richard Johnson See fewer	Nighty Night (2004)
Tim Barlow Sir Denzil Sir Denzil See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Neil Maskell Wirral Web Presenter Wirral Web Presenter See fewer	Hijack (2023)
David Gyasi Jeremy Hands Jeremy Hands See fewer	Interstellar (2014)
Adam Tedder Laszlo Vig Laszlo Vig See fewer	Closed Circuit (2013)
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Carlton Dawes Carlton Dawes See fewer	Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Gareth Mason Gavin James Gavin James See fewer	Cinderella (I) (2015)
Stephen Aintree Local Press Local Press See fewer	Mike Bassett: Manager (2005)
Steven Elliott National Press 1 National Press 1 See fewer	The Fall Guy (1981)
Nicholas Tizzard National Press 2 National Press 2 See fewer	Casualty (1986)
Jeff Stelling Sky Sports Presenter Sky Sports Presenter See fewer	Ted Lasso (2020)
Valerie Holliman Janice Janice See fewer	London's Burning (1988)
Bridget Fry Nurse Nurse See fewer	London's Burning (1988)
Richard Bennett Wrighty Wrighty See fewer	Spooks (2011)
Steven Elliot National Press 1 (as Steven Elliott) National Press 1 (as Steven Elliott) See fewer	Bloodborne (2015)
Neg Dupree Footballer (uncredited) Footballer (uncredited) See fewer	Off Their Rockers (2013)