The English Game. UK. Netflix

I’m such an Anglophile that even a show about soccer is one that I’ll check out! This 6-episode series details the change in soccer from a game mostly played by posh English lads to one played by working class lads as well. Mills and other factories had their teams, and the public (private) schools had theirs. When they met as competitors, the upper class guys definitely had the edge and were proud of it. When a mill owner tries to even the playing field by hiring two excellent players from Scotland, even their own team is unhappy, but eventually they realize that their chances of winning are substantially increased. There’s also a subplot involving the man whose name is historically associated with the changes in the game, Arthur Kinnaird. It’s worth a watch — interesting history and  good acting.