Thursday, 31 March 2022

JAMIE JOHNSON 2016 Children's Drama TV Series Season 1 - Episode 1
The series follows the self titled character as he negotiates life, a new school, issues at home and his main goal becoming a great footballer. Episode 1 Jamie copes badly with his parents break up and misses his dad. Starting a new school means making new friends as well as enemies and having to impress the football coach all at once.
The show features several cameo appearances from footballers past and present, including Gary Lineker, Steph Houghton, Raheem Sterling, Luis Suarez, Vincent Kompany and others. The series covered various everyday topics, such as bullying, sexism, cheating, blackmail, relationships, diabetes, homelessness, multiple sclerosis, racism, crime and homophobia. The plot is very loosely based on the storyline in the book series of the same name, written by author Dan Freedman, using some of the characters in the books. It also boasts an impressive soundtrack.

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