Joseph Fiennes Reveals Secrets of Becoming Gareth Southgate: "Dear England Is About Grappling with Ghosts"

James Graham calls Sir Gareth Southgate a ‘hero for the ages’

The playwright is best known for writing the award-winning play Dear England, which tells the story of Sir Gareth’s time as England manager.

Joseph Fiennes reveals secrets of becoming Gareth Southgate: "Dear England is about grappling with ghosts"

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.When Joseph Fiennes was cast as Shakespeare in the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love, he was a jobbing actor, five years out of drama school. To play the greatest Englishman who ever lived – a part that, according to producer Ed Zwick, “every actor in England” had auditioned for, from Paul McGann, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth to his own older brother, Ralph – Fiennes decided that research was key.So,…

Jodie Whittaker describes new BBC drama Dear England as "the most English story"

Jodie Whittaker has given football fans a taste of what they can expect from the new BBC drama Dear England.

Joseph Fiennes opens up about Dear England: "I thought I was going to be in a Shakespeare or Chekhov play… then I was handed a script about Gareth Southgate!"

Award-winning actor Joseph Fiennes reveals it was a privilege to play the England boss and not a poison chalice.