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Episode 9: The Dawn of Professional Football
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Clare Balding tells the story of how football went from an amateur pastime to big business, and it all started in the Lancashire mill town of Preston. Show more
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Almost a decade on, and Dickens has achieved success, but at a personal cost. Now he walks the streets at night because he cannot sleep. Stars Alex Jennings. Show more
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Another dead body to dispose of, this time not of the animal variety. But then an attempt to rescue the floors yields a disconcerting discovery. Show more
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