The BBC's new four-part drama Dear England airs tonight (Sunday, May 24) on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The series, based on James Graham's stage play, follows Gareth Southgate's appointment as England manager after the team's humiliating defeat to Iceland.
Who stars in Dear England?
Joseph Fiennes leads the cast as Gareth Southgate. Fiennes is known for The Handmaid's Tale, Enemy at the Gates, Shakespeare in Love, and Prime Video's Young Sherlock.
Jodie Whittaker plays psychologist Pippa Grange. Whittaker is famous for Broadchurch, Doctor Who, and Frauds.
Daniel Ryan portrays Steve Holland, England's assistant coach. Ryan's credits include ITV's The Bay and Mount Pleasant.
Sam Spruell plays Mike Webster. Spruell appeared in BBC's The Gold and Fargo.
John Hodgkinson takes the role of Greg Clarke. Hodgkinson has been in Napoleon, Witless, and Skyfall.
Jason Watkins plays Greg Dyke. Watkins is known for Line of Duty, McDonald and Dodds, and Trollied.
Footballers portrayed
- Harry Maguire – Adam Hugill (Sherwood, 1917)
- Jordan Pickford – Josh Barrow (Netflix's Hostage, ITV's Vera)
- Dele Alli – Lewis Shepherd (Lynley, 10 Swords and The Moon)
- Harry Kane – Will Antenbring (Mr Loverman, The Bridges We Cross)
- Marcus Rashford – Edem-Ita Duke (Mr Loverman, War of the Worlds, Vera)
- Raheem Sterling – Francis Lovehall (Disney+ A Thousand Blows, Champion)
- Wayne Rooney – Bobby Schofield (This City is Ours, Anne, SAS Rogue Heroes)
- Jordan Henderson – David Shields (Masters of the Air, The Crown)
- Eric Dier – Hamish Frew (ITV's Joan, The Girlfriend)
Additional cast
Other cast members include Abdul Sessay as Bukayo Saka, Jacob Greenway as Jude Bellingham, Alfie Middlemiss as Phil Foden, Riess Fennell as Jadon Sancho, Daniel Quincy Annoh as Ollie Watkins, Dom Rayner as Cole Palmer, Alexander Parsons as Jesse Lingard, Lee Chapman as Jamie Vardy, Michael Watson as Kieran Trippier, Sam Makepeace-Beach as Declan Rice, Drew Thomas-Bissmire as Kyle Walker, Ben Chapman as Luke Shaw, Xander Westcarr-Parsons as Jesse Lingard, Andrew Dunn as Sam Allardyce, and Alexander Grantham as Aaron Ramsdale.
Dear England airs on BBC One at 9pm tonight and is available on BBC iPlayer.
