The Real Football Factories
| The Real Football Factories | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | Peter Day |
| Starring | Danny Dyer |
| Country of origin |
 United Kingdom
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo, Bravo +1 |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Original release | 6 May – 15 June 2006 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | The Real Football Factories International |
The Real Football Factories is a documentary series shown on the Bravo TV channel in the UK and created by Zig Zag Productions. The show looks at the in-depth life of football hooligans and hooligan firms. Interviews are conducted with past and present hooligans.
The presenter of the show, Danny Dyer, also starred in the film The Football Factory. During the series Dyer visits Yorkshire, Scotland, The Midlands, North West England and London to meet up with and interview hooligans.
On 25 May 2007 Bravo broadcast a new show, The Real Football Factories International, which looks at football firms worldwide.
In September 2007 Virgin Media released a spoof version of the show starring comedian Terry Alderton as Danny Dire.
The series begins by briefly outlining the history of football hooliganism from the rise of skinhead culture in London during the 1960s and 70s through the casual movement in the late 70s and 80s. The episode then turns to the firms of four major clubs in London: Millwall, West Ham United, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur.
Dyer meets with Ginger Bob, a member of Millwall's F-Troop, one of the first firms chronicled by the media. Ginger Bob describes how F-Troop was willing to charge an entire terrace of opposition fans with as few as 10 or 20 boys. During one incident in 2002, 900 Millwall supporters went on a rampage after losing to Birmingham City. Over 100 police officers were injured. In another incident following an FA Cup match at Luton, over 700 seats were torn from the stands and thrown onto the pitch. Tommy Robinson of Luton's Mig Crew comments on taking on not only members of Millwall, but the firms of other London clubs as well including Arsenals Gooners.
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