Where to watch This Sporting Life (1963) in the UK
This Sporting Life (1963) is currently available to stream in the UK on ITVX Premium. Last verified on 5 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
He only believed in strength - love was a word he hadn't the power to say.
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
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Digitally Remastered This Sporting Life (3rd November 2008)
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in This Sporting Life.
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Richard HarrisFrank Machin -
Rachel RobertsMrs. Margaret Hammond -
Alan BadelGerald Weaver -
William Hartnell'Dad' Johnson -
Colin BlakelyMaurice Braithwaite -
Vanda GodsellMrs Anne Weaver -
Anne CunninghamJudith
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Jack WatsonLen Miller
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