The Cup: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Cup (2008): Comedy, Sports. Series details, synopsis and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
The Cup is a new comedy series shot in a documentary style about Bolton-based Ashburn United Football Club and their quest to win the North and Midlands Under 11s Cup in Birmingham. It rapidly becomes apparent that the real story is the selfish and obsessive behaviour of the kids' parents as they try to live their own dreams through their children.
Series details
- Title: The Cup
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy, Sports
- Premiere date: 2008-08-21
- Final broadcast date listed: 2008-09-25
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 35854
- IMDb ID: tt1282104
- TVDB ID: 83527
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2008-08-21; final listed air date 2008-09-25; episode order: 6.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Cup on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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