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Bobby Moore remains an iconic figure and inspiration for generations of football players and fans.  A rags-to-riches fairy tale and a special moment in English history. He was the first (and so far, only) Englishman to hold the World Cup in his hands. Bobby Moore’s journey from the poverty-stricken East End to becoming the most famous man in England came to symbolise the triumph of a country and of an entire generation.  There was also a deep tragedy about the man who, at the time he held the World Cup aloft, had already been diagnosed with cancer and in fact instructed by his doctors not to play.  Only his wife and Alf Ramsey, the England manager, knew the truth. This film tells the true story of the man and the footballer.  We interviewed all his football contemporaries in the England team of 1966 – among them Bobby & Jack Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, Alan Ball & George Cohen – iconic figures such as David Beckham, George Best, Harry Rednapp, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Venables, Franz Beckenbauer, Pelé, Michael Caine, Denis Law, Jimmy Tarbuck, Alan Shearer & Malcolm Allison; and most importantly, Bobby Moore’s Aunt Ina, daughter Roberta and son Dean as well as both his wives, Tina & Stephanie. Their eye-witness accounts, together with a special contribution from Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell), football footage of England’s campaigns in 1966 & 1970 and archive film of Bobby Moore’s parents and of Alf Ramsey throughout that period, make this film a unique family record of an extraordinary man.