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Headline: 'Dear England' press junket
Caption: Joseph Fiennes and Jodie Whittaker interview for Dear England Junket. The four-part BBC drama stars Joseph Fiennes, Jodie Whittaker, Jason Watkins, John Hodgkinson, Daniel Ryan and Sam Spruell, with an ensemble squad cast including Adam Hugill, Will Antenbring, Edem-Ita Duke, Francis Lovehall, Jacob Greenway and Abdul Sessay; it was written by James Graham and directed by Rupert Goold and Paul Whittington. Stefan Pape asks the questions. Plot: Adapted from James Graham's Olivier Award-winning stage play, Dear England follows Gareth Southgate as he takes on the most scrutinised job in British sport. Tasked with rebuilding a fractured national side haunted by decades of heartbreak and penalty shootout failures, Southgate enlists team psychologist Pippa Grange to reshape not only the squad, but the psychology of English football itself. A fictionalised retelling of the defining struggles and triumphs of England's modern football era. Dear England will be available on BBC iPlayer from 24th May 2026, with episodes also airing on BBC One on Sunday and Monday nights at 9pm.
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