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England 2006: The Golden Generation
4.0May 11, 202660 minBBC
British Cinema
Documentary that explores why the men's England football team did not fulfil their potential at the 2006 World Cup, including insight and reflection from key members of the 'Golden Generation'.
- Public ID
- mov_srRMdCqWWrg
- Release date
- May 11, 2026
- Studio
- BBC
- Language
- English
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Spoken languages
- English
- Production companies
- BBC
Cast
Rio Ferdinand
Self
Owen Hargreaves
Self
Wayne Rooney
Self
Ashley Cole
Self
Steve McClaren
Self
Alan Shearer
Self
Paul Robinson
Self
Nancy Dell'Olio
Self
Clemmie Moodie
Self
Alison Kervin
Self
Danny Hayward
Self
Natalie Sawyer
Self
Oliver Holt
Self
Henry Winter
Self
David Davies
Self
David Beckham
Self (Archive Footage)
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Self (Archive Footage)
Peter Crouch
Self (Archive Footage)
Victoria Beckham
Self (Archive Footage)
Frank Lampard
Self (Archive Footage)
Michael Owen
Self (Archive Footage)
John Terry
Self (Archive Footage)
Faria Alam
Self (archive footage)
Peter Andre
Self (archive footage)
David Baddiel
Self (archive footage)
Frank Skinner
Self (archive footage)
Sacha Baron Cohen
Self (archive footage)
Tony Blair
Self (archive footage)
Emma Bunton
Self (archive footage)
Sol Campbell
Self (archive footage)
Alan Carr
Self (archive footage)
Diego Maradona
Self (archive photo)
Jonathan Ross
Self (archive footage)
Ricky Gervais
Self (archive footage)
Stephen Merchant
Self/Peter Crouch (archive footage)
Warwick Davis
Self/Wayne Rooney (archive footage)
Crew
- Online Editor
- Ross McAdam
- Colorist
- Neill Jones
- Sound Mixer
- Rob Penrose
- Camera Operator
- Ryan DayStephen PookAlex SouthHubert Wigier
- Archival Footage Research
- Thomas Urmston
- Researcher
- Eve HaywardLibbie Meredith
- Producer's Assistant
- Alexander HillTom Reynolds
- Production Manager
- Devin GriffinJack NicklinDimitris TouliasEbony Pascall
- Production Coordinator
- Alex ShortMillie Garewal
- Executive producers
- Sarah CookMarc Vesty
- Head of Production
- Alison Davy
- Director
- Paul Hodgkinson