Peter Quinn as Bob Matthewson Henry Goodman as Manny Cussins Jimmy Reddington as Keith Archer Liam Thomas as Les Cocker Danny Tomlinson as David Harvey Lesley Maylett as Paul Reaney Chris Moore as Paul Madeley John Savage as Gordon McQueen Mark Cameron as Norman Hunter Tom Ramsbottom as Trevor Cherry Matthew Storton as Peter Lorimer Peter McDonald as Johnny Giles Stephen Graham as Billy Bremner Bill Bradshaw as Terry Yorath Stuart Gray as Eddie Gray Alex Harker as Allan Clarke Craig Williams as Joe Jordan Joe Dempsie as Duncan McKenzie Brian McCardie as Dave Mackay Martin Compston as John O'Hare Colin Harris as John McGovern Giles Alderson as Colin Todd Stewart Robertson as Archie Gemmill Laurie Rea as Terry Hennessey Tomasz Kocinski as Roy McFarland Mark Bazeley as Austin Mitchell Elliot Stroud as solicitor Mark Jameson as head groundsman David Stevenson as reporter Nathan Head as reporter Chris Wilson as FA disciplinary committee chairman Ralph Ineson as a crazy wild-haired reporter William Martyn Conboy as Key reporter, Revie departure scene John Craven as himself Tony Gubba as himself Jimmy Hill as himself Paul Bown as Mike Bamber Barry Davies as himself (uncredited) David Coleman as himself (uncredited) }} Production Development In 2006, Stephen Frears read The Damned Utd while travelling to the Venice Film Festival. He enjoyed the book and talked with The Queen producer Andy Harries about it. He then sent it to Peter Morgan, with whom he also worked on The Queen, on the eve of that film's premiere in Venice; Morgan read it by the next morning. Morgan enjoyed it, stating, "It deals with themes I love: Alcoholism and self-destruction and psychotic male competitiveness and treachery." Development of the project continued through February 2007, when BBC Films executive producer Christine Langan, another producer of The Queen, became involved. Frears had Michael Sheen in mind for Clough right from the start. Sheen had appeared in three other Frears projects: Mary Reilly, The Deal and The Queen. He was chosen because of his physical resemblance to Clough. When Frears suggested to Sheen that he play the part, Sheen "rolled his eyes and burst into a wonderful impersonation" of Clough. Sheen said Clough was "one of those people who's decided he's going to shape the rest of the world in his image. Inevitably there's something in us that recognises that that's playing with fire and the gods will have to