Running for a remarkable 419 episodes over the course of a decade, Dream Team charted the highs and lows of Harchester, covering everything from the captain being shot by a sniper when lifting the FA Cup to the gaffer murdering the star player by impaling him on a changing room clothes peg. Naturally. ESPN Films has been an industry leader in documentary filmmaking since its inception in March 2008, producing more than 100 documentaries that have showcased some of the most compelling stories in sports. The high quality of storytelling, highlighted by the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning 30 for 30 series and the Academy-Award winning documentary “O.J.: Made in America,” has led to record viewership as well as multiple honors and critical acclaim. Additional projects from ESPN Films over the years have included 30 for 30 Shorts, Nine for IX, SEC Storied and Emmy award-winning docu-series “The Last Dance.” ESPN+ is the exclusive home for the entire 30 for 30 library. However, struggling to deal with his own dishonesty, Parker takes the entire team hostage at gunpoint during the half time interval of the final decisive game of the season.

A year later, the club is in financial disarray - at one point facing liquidation - but recover and even manage to qualify for the Champions League on the final day of the season. Firstly, I did like the history and a few interviews and scenes in the first few episodes. But everything is stretched out so that even minor events get 5 min in the doc for no reason with fancy editing stretching out the runtime at every minute. An author of a book about the Dream Team recorded some interviews with the players and they stretch out each point and interview making something curious quite dull. It's not quite boring, but close. It was around the 20th death that you started to realise that Dream Team wasn’t really a true reflection on football at all. Picture the scene – I’m 12 years old, it’s half term, and I’m dressed up in a suit standing in a church.

The nature of some of the cast’s death included the following: accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, shot by a sniper from the Wembley roof, impaled by changing room peg, hit in the head with an ink bottle, and choking on chewing gum.

Tragically, as he seemingly relents, Parker is shot dead by the SWAT team, although the team win the replayed match, surviving relegation. But while the storylines were quite flimsy and the acting occasionally left a lot to be desired, Dream Teamis still to this day the most memorable football drama in TV history. For it was on that day that Sky One launched the wildly successful Dream Team, the fictional TV series about the weird and wild world of Harchester United. My school holidays weren’t usually this weird, but that day was different – Sky One football drama were in town to film Dream Team. Airing on Sky One , Dream Team told the story of the players and staff of Harchester United, an English Midlands Premier League football club during the late 1990's and 2000's.As we celebrate 50 years since Title IX was passed, there is no better time to share the journey of these hidden figures of basketball who opened the doors for future generations of athletes,” said Lappas. “The story of this incredible team – one that won over its many skeptics – transcends sports and speaks to the human condition at large. I’m certain their story will win over audiences too.” It was a lovely touch and is still my lasting memory of the time I was an extra on Dream Team. The image of young Rwandan kids dashing around in Le Coq Sportif branded Harchester United kits will have no doubt cause sheer bafflement amongst the local community. With the club hurtling toward relegation, it is revealed that Doyle had coerced goalkeeper Jamie Parker, who was struggling with gambling addiction, to help him deliberately lose games. Dream Team continued until it was finally killed off for good in 2007, apparently due to the rise BBC dramas in the same timeslots.