Gods of Snooker

2021 - 2021

Episode 1

9th May 2021

Episode 1

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.

Episode 2

16th May 2021

Episode 2

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

Episode 3

23rd May 2021

Episode 3

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.

Top Cast

Gary Lineker•Mark Addy•Alex Higgins

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.

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Full Cast

Gary Lineker

Himself

Mark Addy

Self - Narrator (voice)

Alex Higgins

Self (archive footage)

Kirk Stevens

Self (archive footage)

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Steve Davis

Self - Six-Time World Champion

Gary Lineker

Self - Sports Broadcaster and Snooker Fan

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Ben Doherty

Self - World Champion 1997

Cliff Thorburn

Self - World Champion 1980

John Virgo

Self - UK Champion 1979

Barry Hearn

Self - Steve Davis' Manager

Jimmy White

Self - Masters and UK Champion

Harvey Lisberg

Self - Alex Higgins' Manager 1981-82

Full Crew

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Ian Livingstone

Original Music Composer

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Arron Fellows

Executive Producer

Louis Theroux

Executive Producer

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Rory Toher

Producer

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Laurence Turnbull

Producer

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