When Saturday Comes (film)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (July 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

When Saturday Comes
DVD cover
Directed by	Maria Giese
Written by	Maria Giese Story by James Daly
Produced by	James Daly Christopher Lambert Meir Teper
Starring	Sean Bean Emily Lloyd Pete Postlethwaite
Cinematography	Grant Cameron Gerry Fisher
Edited by	George Akers
Music by	Anne Dudley Joe Elliott
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date	1 March 1996 (1 March 1996)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

When Saturday Comes is a 1996 British film directed by Maria Giese and starring Sean Bean and Emily Lloyd. The film was released in March 1996, and was distributed by New Line Cinema. The soundtrack includes a variety of classic music tracks as well as newly commissions songs. The score was composed by Anne Dudley and the soundtrack includes contributions from Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet and Sheffield artists including Def Leppard's Joe Elliott who performs on two new tracks: "When Saturday Comes" and the instrumental "Jimmy's Theme". Both were performed with bandmates Rick Savage and Phil Collen. According to Elliott, he had a part in the film as the brother of Sean Bean's character, but the part was cut from the final film.

Plot[]

A factory worker gets scouted, firstly by the well-known non-league side Hallam F.C. and then later by Sheffield United Football Club.^[1] It was filmed at various locations around South Yorkshire including Rotherham, Sandygate Road and Bramall Lane. Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott made his acting debut in a scene as Jimmy's brother, but the scene was cut from the final production.

A sequel has been written,^[when?] which would see Sean Bean reprise his role as Jimmy Muir.^{[citation needed]}

Cast[]

• Sean Bean – Jimmy Muir
• Emily Lloyd – Annie Doherty
• Craig Kelly – Russel Muir
• Melanie Hill – Mary Muir
• John McEnery – Joe Muir
• Ann Bell – Sarah Muir
• Ian Taylor – Jimmy Muir as kid
• Tony Currie – Tony Currie
• Mel Sterland – Captain Sheffield United
• Pete Postlethwaite – Ken Jackson
• Rebecca Nichols – Stripper
• Chris Walker – Mac
• John Higgins – Rob
• Tim Gallagher – Steve
• Peter Gunn – Tommy
• Nick Waring – Gerry
• James McKenna – George McCabe
• Daniel Oldham – Street Footballing Kid
• David Gibbons – Boy on bus
• Lucy Rodgers – Debbie
• Tracy Shaw – Tina
• Martin Tyler - Commentator^[2][3]

References[]

External links[]

• When Saturday Comes Filming Locations|When Saturday Comes Filming Locations
• When Saturday Comes at IMDb
• When Saturday Comes at Rotten Tomatoes
• When Saturday Comes at the British Film Institute

This article related to a British film of the 1990s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t

This article about a sports-related film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

• v
• t