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"He won her love and our hearts and minds"
The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester City in 1956 - playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.
52 Cast Members
David Kross
Bert Trautmann
Freya Mavor
Margaret
John Henshaw
Jack Friar
Gary Lewis
Jock Thompson
Harry Melling
Sergeant Smythe
Michael Socha
Bill Twist
Julian Sands
Tilson, Man City President
Dave Johns
Roberts
Dervla Kirwan
Clarice Friar
Barbara Young
Grandma Sarah
Chloe Harris
Betsy Walters
Mikey Collins
Alf Myers
Olivia-Rose Minnis
Barbara Friar
Tobias Masterson
John Trautmann
Angus Barnett
Clive Thornton
Butz Ulrich Buse
Rabbi Altmann
Jay Johnson
Ross
Ian T. Dickinson
Colonel Bledsop
David Schütter
Richard Holthaus
Lukas Turtur
Becker
