Another Sunday And Sweet F.A. (ITV 1972, David Swift, Lynne Carol)

Comedy drama Another Sunday and Sweet FA focuses on a sunday League football match between two rival amateur teams. The Co-op Albion’s second eleven and the Parker Street Bus Depot, that quickly gets out of hand.

Another Sunday is a brilliantly entertaining hour that features a top flight cast and some legendary scenes, especially when referee David Swift scores a goal.

The dialogue is just so crisp and funny and certainly helped in no small measure by the dead pan playing of the cast. The match, for once, also actually looks quite realistic. Anne Kirkbride aka Deirdre Barlow in hotpant

Also check out the not to be missed sight of a young Deirdre Barlow in hotpants!! There is a cute touch with the scoreline being displayed during the Ad break bumpers.

classic quote
“What we’re now about to witness, is called a football match. Not the beginning of World War Three.”

production details
UK / ITV Network-Granada / 1x60m-e / Sunday 9 Jan 1972 @ 10.15pm

Writer: Jack Rosenthal / Camera: Ray Goode / Film Editor: David Naden / Sound: Paul Le Mare / Producer: Peter Eckersley / Director: Michael Apted

cast
David Swift as Referee
Lynne Carol as Rosie
Clare Kelly as Gwen
Joe Gladwin as P.S.D.XI Trainer
Clare Sutcliffe as Denise
Stephen Bent as P.S.D.XI First Player
Freddie Fletcher as Co-op Albion XI Captain
David Bradley as P.S.D.XI Goalkeeper
Duggie Brown as Co-op Albion XI Manager
Fred Feast as P.S.D.XI Manager
Gordon McGrae as Parker Street Depot XI Captain
Alan Erasmus as P.S.D.XI Second Player
Bert King as Co-op Albion XI Trainer
John Proctor as Co-op Albion XI Goalkeeper
Joey Kaye as Co-op Albion XI Player
Anne Kirkbride as Shirley
Susan Littler as Girlfriend
Michael de Freyne as Norman
Bryan Sweeney, Bruce Watt, Dominic Toner as Boys