United (TV series)

*United*
United
Genre	Documentary
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	6 April –; 11 May 1990

For the 1960s UK TV series, see United!.

^[1]United was a 1990 television documentary series first screened in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in 1990. The series followed the fortunes of English football team Sheffield United during the 1989–90 football season.

Themes and format

Consisting of six half-hour episodes,^[2] the series followed Sheffield United as they chased promotion from Division Two,^[1] with the final episode focusing on the final games of the season as they achieved this ambition. Each of the episodes concerned one element of United the cameras were given full behind-the-scenes access to the club's inner workings.^[1]

Each episode focused on a specific element of the club:

The Players
The Wives
The Board
The Fans
The Apprentices
The Managers

Transmission

Debuting on 6 April 1990, the series was first shown on BBC Two with each episode airing at 9pm on successive Fridays.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bassett Blades Corporation". Shoot Magazine. IPC. 7 April 1990.
^ "Documentarie's, Film's, Biographie's etc..." For My Eyes Only. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

External links

Shoot Magazine article on the filming of the series

[shoot-1] "Bassett Blades Corporation". Shoot Magazine. IPC. 7 April 1990.

[2] "Documentarie's, Film's, Biographie's etc..." For My Eyes Only. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

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