When Eagles Dare charts Crystal Palace F.C.'s remarkable resurgence from financial ruin and administration in 2010, to playing in the 2013 Championship Play-Offs for promotion to the Premier League. The docuseries tells the extraordinary tale of how Crystal Palace's fans saved their club, as lifelong supporter Steve Parish formed a consortium to prevent it from going... Read all
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Steve Parish , Wilfried Zaha , Ian Holloway , Ben Bailey Smith , Mark Steel , Kevin Day , Mile Jedinak , Chris Grierson , Stephen Browett , Joel Ward , Damien Delaney , Julián Speroni , Scott Guyett , Glenn Murray , Jonny Williams , Peter Ramage , Yannick Bolasie , Mark Bright
With Crystal Palace deducted 10 points and on the brink of going out of business forever, four fans battle to strike a deal that will save the club they've supported since childhood.
Rookie manager Dougie Freedman adds to his band of misfits. The frontline finally clicks, Wilfried Zaha is on fire...what could possibly go wrong?
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 after your best player.
The wheels have come off. 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.
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.