So a film called simply Mike Bassett: England Manager did not set my heart afire. Until I realised it was a 'mockumentary' - I know even less about heavy metal, but This Is Spinal Tap is still a gem.

Axed from England, Newcastle, Norwich and Colchester in quick succession, Mike Bassett heeds the call to manage his boyhood club, Wirral County. After persuading his wife Karine to forego a sun-kissed ...