The Story of Darts (movie)

The Story of Darts (movie)

  • Production country: United Kingdom
  • Producer: Andrew Dagnall
  • Production companies: Green Umbrella Ltd.
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release date: 12/1/2002
  • Run time: 155 min.

Movie description

This documentary tells the complete story of darts from its early beginnings in English pubs in the Middle Ages right through to the dramatic televised competitions of the Embassy World Championship. Presented by the legendary Bobby George, the BBC's face of darts, and narrated by Dougie Donnelly, the film uses a mix of archive footage and stills to tell the early history, before moving on to the televised era from the 1970's onwards.

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Bobby George

Bobby George

Role(s): Self - Presenter

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Dougie Donnelly

Dougie Donnelly

Role(s): Narrator (voice)

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Patrick Chaplin

Patrick Chaplin

Role(s): Self - Darts Historian

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Olly Croft

Olly Croft

Role(s): Self - Chairman of BDO

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Martin Fitzmaurice

Martin Fitzmaurice

Role(s): Self

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