Name: When Eagles Dare: Crystal Palace F.C.
Released: 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Steve Parrish, Wilfried Zaha, Yannick Bolasie

TV Show · Documentary · Sports

The ultimate underdog story. From the looming threat of liquidation, a points deduction and a relegation fight to avoid plummeting to English football’s third division in 2010 - to the prospect of promotion to the biggest league in the world three years later, this is the extraordinary tale of a football club saved by its fans.

2021 · 53m

Starring Steve Parrish, Wilfried Zaha, Yannick Bolasie

Director Sean Webb

EPISODE 1

Back from the Brink

With Crystal Palace F.C. placed into administration, deducted 10 points and on the brink of extinction, four fans attempt to strike a deal with Lloyds Bank to save the club they've supported since childhood.

50m
EPISODE 2

Dougie's Team

Rookie manager Dougie Freedman adds to his band of misfits. The frontline finally clicks, Wilfried Zaha is on fire…what could possibly go wrong?

41m
EPISODE 3

Ollie

Ian Holloway comes bounding in the door. Even with promotion-winning pedigree, taking over a winning team is a tough job. Especially when Manchester United come calling for your best player.

50m
EPISODE 4

The Old Enemy

The wheels come off. Chairman Steve Parish’s nightmare of Bolton beating Palace to the play-offs is a real possibility. Something stinks on the south coast and Ollie is raging.

49m
EPISODE 5

Standing on the Edge of Greatness

Excitement builds for the fans as the big day out at Wembley nears, but it’s business as usual for Ollie and his boys. No sunshine break on a beach, just a 39 year-old on a bench.

50m