''When Saturday Comes'' is a 1996 British film directed by
Maria Giese
Maria Giese is an American feature film director and screenwriter. A member of the Directors Guild of America, and an activist for parity for women directors in Hollywood, she writes and lectures about the under-representation of women filmmaker ...
and starring
Sean Bean
Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of '' Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire ...
and
Emily Lloyd
Emily Alice Lloyd-Pack (born 29 September 1970), known as Emily Lloyd, is an English actress. At the age of 16, she starred in her debut and breakthrough role in the 1987 film '' Wish You Were Here'', for which she received critical acclaim ...
. The film was released in March 1996, and was distributed by
Guild Film Distribution
Guild Home Video (GHV) or Guild Film Distribution was one of the first video distribution companies to start operating in the UK. Unlike other independent labels such as Intervision or Videoform, GHV not only survived for a very long time, but c ...
. The soundtrack includes a variety of classic music tracks as well as newly commissioned 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
Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drums, backing vocals), Phil Collen (guitar, backing vocals) ...
'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
Jimmy Muir, a worker at the
Stones Brewery gets
scouted
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Overview
The series showcases lo ...
, firstly by the well-known non-league side
Hallam F.C. and then later by
Sheffield United Football Club. It was filmed at various locations around
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
I ...
including
Rotherham
Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...
,
Sandygate Road and
Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane is a football stadium in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which is the home of Sheffield United.
The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramall family of file and graver manufacturers. ...
. Def Leppard lead singer
Joe Elliott
Joseph Thomas "Joe" Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English–Irish rock singer, best known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute b ...
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, which would see Sean Bean reprise his role as Jimmy Muir.
Cast
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Sean Bean
Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean on 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Bean made his professional debut in a theatre production of '' Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983. Retaining his Yorkshire ...
– Jimmy Muir
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Emily Lloyd
Emily Alice Lloyd-Pack (born 29 September 1970), known as Emily Lloyd, is an English actress. At the age of 16, she starred in her debut and breakthrough role in the 1987 film '' Wish You Were Here'', for which she received critical acclaim ...
– Annie Doherty
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Craig Kelly – Russel Muir
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Melanie Hill – Mary Muir
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John McEnery
John McEnery (1 November 1943 – 12 April 2019) was an English actor and writer.
Born in Birmingham, he trained (1962–1964) at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, playing, among others, Mosca in Ben Jonson's '' Volpone'' and Gavest ...
– Joe Muir
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Ann Bell – Sarah Muir
*Ian Taylor – Jimmy Muir as kid
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Tony Currie – Tony Currie
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Mel Sterland – Captain Sheffield United
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Pete Postlethwaite
Peter William Postlethwaite, (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English character actor.
After minor television appearances, including in '' The Professionals'', his first major success arose through the British autobiographical fi ...
– Ken Jackson
*Rebecca Nichols – Stripper
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Chris Walker – Mac
*John Higgins – Rob
*Tim Gallagher – Steve
*
Peter Gunn
''Peter Gunn'' is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, Edie Hart. The series aired on NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and on ABC in 1960–1961. The ser ...
– 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
Martin Tyler (born 14 September 1945) is an English football commentator. He has worked as a commentator for Sky Sports since 1990, covering the Premier League and UEFA Champions League, as well as other domestic and international competitions. ...
- Commentator
Reception
''When Saturday Comes'' opened on 1 March 1996 in the UK on 174 screens and grossed £245,936 in its opening weekend, placing at sixth at the UK box office.
It went on to gross £722,934 in the UK.
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References
External links
When Saturday Comes Filming Locations
When Saturday Comes Filming Locations
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1996 films
1990s sports films
British association football films
Films set in Sheffield
Sheffield United F.C.
Films shot in England
1990s English-language films
Films scored by Anne Dudley
1996 directorial debut films
1990s British films
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