The Real Football Factories
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The Real Football Factories is a documentary series shown on the Bravo TV channel
in the UK
and created by Zig Zag Productions. The show looks at the in-depth life of football hooligans
and hooligan firms. Interviews are conducted with past and present hooligans.
The presenter of the show, Danny Dyer
, also starred in the film The Football Factory. During the series Dyer visits Yorkshire, Scotland, The Midlands, North West England and London to meet up with and interview hooligans.
On 25 May 2007 Bravo broadcast a new show, The Real Football Factories International
, which looks at football firms worldwide.
In September 2007 Virgin Media
released a spoof version of the show starring comedian Terry Alderton
as Danny Dire.
Television channel
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in the UK
United Kingdom
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and created by Zig Zag Productions. The show looks at the in-depth life of football hooligans
Football hooliganism
Football hooliganism, sometimes referred to by the British media as the English Disease, is unruly and destructive behaviour—such as brawls, vandalism and intimidation—by association football club fans...
and hooligan firms. Interviews are conducted with past and present hooligans.
The presenter of the show, Danny Dyer
Danny Dyer
Danny Dyer is an English actor, media personality, and chairman of Greenwich Borough, a non-League football team.-Biography:Daniel John Dyer was born in Custom House, an area of East London, to Antony and Christine Dyer...
, also starred in the film The Football Factory. During the series Dyer visits Yorkshire, Scotland, The Midlands, North West England and London to meet up with and interview hooligans.
On 25 May 2007 Bravo broadcast a new show, The Real Football Factories International
The Real Football Factories International
The Real Football Factories International is a documentary style program about football hooliganism across the world. The Real Football Factories was the first series, where presenter and actor Danny Dyer travelled the UK, meeting some of the more notorious football firms. In this spin-off series,...
, which looks at football firms worldwide.
In September 2007 Virgin Media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
released a spoof version of the show starring comedian Terry Alderton
Terry Alderton
Terry Alderton is an English comedian who had some high profile acting and presenting roles in the early 2000's before returning to stand-up comedy a decade later....
as Danny Dire.