Gods of Snooker

2021

Gods of Snooker

8 | en | Documentary

The golden age of the green baize. From smoky halls to superstardom – the unlikely figures who turned 1980s snooker into a money-spinning sporting soap opera.

Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Episode 1

May. 09,2021

Alex 'The Hurricane' Higgins upsets the snooker establishment but helps transform a game played in the backrooms of working men’s clubs into box office gold.

EP2 Episode 2

May. 16,2021

As snooker becomes big business, Alex Higgins struggles to keep up with the professionalism of a new rising star – Steve Davis.

EP3 Episode 3

May. 23,2021

Jimmy White’s off-the-table excess threatens to overshadow his raw talent as a young Stephen Hendry emerges as a new threat to his World Championship dreams.

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Released: 2021-05-09 | Released Producted By: , Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000w0pv

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The golden age of the green baize. From smoky halls to superstardom – the unlikely figures who turned 1980s snooker into a money-spinning sporting soap opera.

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Gary Lineker

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Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.