Countdown to The Damned United

The Damned United  tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of Brian Clough's doomed 44 day tenure as manager of Leeds United, shot at locations throughout Yorkshire in 2008. Screen Yorkshire supported The Damned United through its Production Fund and provided locations and crewing support.

Set in 1960's and 1970's England, The Damned United stars Michael Sheen (The Deal, The Queen, Frost/Nixon) as the legendary, opinionated football manager Brian Clough with Timothy Spall (Secrets and Lies, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Sweeney Todd) as his right hand man, only friend, and crutch Peter Taylor. Colm Meaney (Layer Cake, Intermission, The Commitments) plays Clough's nemesis Don Revie, Jim Broadbent plays Sam Longson, Derby Chairman.

From the best-selling and critically acclaimed novel by Yorkshire born writer David Peace, The Damned United is adapted for the screen by Peter Morgan (The Queen, The Last King of Scotland, Frost/Nixon), directed by Tom Hooper (John Adams, Longford, Elizabeth I) and produced by Andy Harries. Christine Langan, Hugo Heppell and Peter Morgan are executive producers.

The Damned United is a Left Bank Pictures production, supported by Screen Yorkshire through its Production Fund, in association with BBC Films and Columbia Pictures.