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Bend It Like Beckham sequel in works more than 20 years after first film

Director Gurinder Chadha OBE says she has finally found the right story for a follow-up

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025

Bend It Like Beckham follow-up in pipeline more than 20 years after original film was released

More than two decades after the release of Bend It Like Beckham, writer and director Gurinder Chadha OBE has announced she is planning to revive the hugely popular story

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2025

The 11 Best Soccer Movies of All Time

The world's most popular sport has plenty of movies about it. From "Bend It Like Beckham" to "Offside", these are the best of the bunch.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 31, 2024

Bend It Like Beckham: the film that ignited a love for football in so many women and girls

When this unassuming comedy came out in 2002, women’s football wasn’t a professional sport in the UK or Australia. It’s worth revisiting as the Women’s World Cup approaches

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2023

The surprising way Harrison Ford unknowingly helped get Bend It Like Beckham made

Film’s director, Gurinder Chadha, said Ford had a brilliant response when she finally got to thank him at this year’s Cannes Film Festival

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

The surprising way Harrison Ford unknowingly helped get Bend It Like Beckham made

Film’s director, Gurinder Chadha, said Ford had a brilliant response when she finally got to thank him at this year’s Cannes Film Festival

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

ITV axes big budget medical drama after just one series as ratings plummet

Maternal - which followed the lives of three medics as they returned to work after maternity leave - won't be returning for a second series on ITV, with the medical drama not recommissioned

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023

'Moving medical drama Maternal is a timely love letter to the strained NHS'

Sara Wallis says ITV show Maternal is a no-holds-barred exploration of the ultimate juggle of three mothers working in post-pandemic medicine at City General Hospital

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2023

Maternal on ITV: What it's about, filming locations, cast and where you've seen them before

The new medical drama is a six-part series about three female doctors returning to the post-pandemic frontline

Manchester Evening News · Jan 16, 2023

’I think motherhood puts a bomb under who you are and your relationships' says writer of new ITV drama series Maternal

The six-part medical drama is set in Manchester and was filmed in St Helens and Liverpool

Manchester Evening News · Jan 16, 2023