The Cup (Scripted, English)
Genres: Comedy, Sports
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2008-08-21
Ended: 2008-09-25
Network: BBC Two
Country: GB
Airs on: Thursday
Air time: 21:30
Runtime: 30 minutes
The Cup is a new comedy series shot in a documentary style about Bolton-based Ashburn United Football Club and their quest to win the North and Midlands Under 11s Cup in Birmingham. It rapidly becomes apparent that the real story is the selfish and obsessive behaviour of the kids' parents as they try to live their own dreams through their children.