Gazza (TV series)

Gazza is a two-part British television documentary about the English footballer Paul Gascoigne. Directed by Sampson Collins for Western Edge Pictures, it was first broadcast on BBC Two in April 2022.[1]

For the 2015 documentary film about Paul Gascoigne, see Gascoigne (film).

Synopsis

Through archive footage, the documentary tells the story of Paul Gascoigne, from the "Gazzamania" era of his fame to his struggles with alcoholism and mental health issues. There is coverage of his marriage and divorce from Sheryl Gascoigne and his admission of being a perpetrator of domestic violence. The second episode focuses on the role in his troubles that was played by tabloid newspapers The Sun, the Daily Mirror and The News of the World, and the journalists Piers Morgan and Rebekah Brooks; Gascoigne was a victim of the News International phone hacking scandal.[2][3][4]

Reception

The documentary received ratings of four stars out of five from Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian and Michael Potts of the Radio Times.[2][5] Reviews in the i and the Evening Standard were each one star lower, commenting on the lack of analysis provided from a production made up of archive footage.[3][4] Alison Rowat of The Herald commented "It was a familiar, depressing story, too much so. Even those with a glancing knowledge of football would have known what was coming, and there was nothing new added".[6]

References
  1. "Q & A: the making of BBC documentary Gazza". Televisual. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. Nicholson, Rebecca (13 April 2022). "Gazza review – classy, unobtrusive and gruesome". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. Gilbert, Gerard (13 April 2022). "Gazza, BBC2, review: A film about Paul Gascoigne with curiously little input from the man himself". i. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. Luckhurst, Phoebe (12 April 2022). "Gazza on BBC Two documentary review: compelling on the chaos, but a bit short on analysis". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. "Gazza review: A gripping tale with few heroes – and a sinister supporting cast". Radio Times. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. Rowat, Alison (16 April 2022). "Alison Rowat's TV review: Derry Girls; Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof; Gazza; Grand Designs". The Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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