Gods of Snooker: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

For a remarkable period in the 1980s, sporting superstardom was embodied by a select group of well-dressed men in tight-fitting suits - utterly poised, chasing after multi-coloured balls on a green table. Snooker had landed on our screens and captivated an audience of millions.

In this series, snooker's golden age will be brought back to life by those at the very heart of the story - Jimmy White, Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, Stephen Hendry, Ray Reardon, Barry Hearn and more - sporting heroes from working-class backgrounds who quickly became household names.

Mixing sporting prowess with unapologetic excess, this new generation of snooker players managed to take the game out from the dark corners of working men's clubs into the bright lights of a money-spinning, sporting soap-opera.

This is a story of a magical era; when an entire nation could be united by a fascination with snooker and where its leading players became unlikely superstars.

Series details

• Title: Gods of Snooker
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Sports
• Premiere date: 2021-05-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-05-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 54904

Cast and credited roles

• Mark Addy — Narrator
• Gary Lineker — Gary Lineker
• Steve Davis — Steve Davis
• John Virgo — John Virgo
• Cliff Thorburn — Cliff Thorburn
• Ken Doherty — Ken Doherty
• Barry Hearn — Barry Hearn
• Harvey Lisberg — Harvey Lisberg

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-05-09; final listed air date 2021-05-09; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

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