Tina & Bobby (2017) User Reviews

Behind every great man is a great woman.....

[ianlouisiana · 6/10 · 17 January 2017]

....in Bobby Moore's case,a formidable woman,his first wife Tina Dean who apparently wore the trousers - to use a phrase from the era - in their marriage.At least in this re-imagination of it. I must confess right away that I was a regular at Upton Park during Bobby's pomp and consider him to have been West Ham's greatest ever player and thus may be considered to be biased in his favour. Based on Tina's account,she appears to be the driving force and he a mere cipher as portrayed in this series. Was he really so meek?Was he so different from the authoritative figure he cut on the football pitch? Here is is presented as a man with serious need of a personality implant. If that was the case one wonders what Miss Dean saw in him in the first place. But perhaps she saw his potential and brought it out. After the first episode one is still waiting for "Bobby Moore" to appear. What we have had so far is an amiable lad anxious to offend nobody and a bit of a shrinking violet. Although he has declared that football is his life we don't see much evidence of it. Ron Greenwood - known to all at Upton Park as "The reverend Ron" is also subjugated by Mrs Moore who tells him off over his treatment of her husband as though all his years in the professional game have taught him nothing about man - management. I think the clue is in the title - surely a series about England's World Cup icon and the first true Celebrity Footballer should have been called "Bobby and Tina"? Instead,so far we have seen the usual 21st century take on a strong woman in a man's world,which is fine but I would hazard a guess that many viewers are scratching their heads and waiting for "Bobby Moore" to put a shift in.

The title tells it all

[malcolmgsw · 5/10 · 27 January 2017]

This miniseries was based on a book by Tina Moore so naturally the focus is on her.As a result the ups and downs of her husband's career seem to be no more than footnotes in her life.The problem is that he was one of the most gifted and famous footballers this country ever produced.So in no way does this do justice to his life and career.Unfortunately the actors hired to portray the famous couple are lacking.The actor playing Bobby would have problems out acting an oak tree.The script was poor and totally missed the obvious point that football players in those days would often end their careers with little to show for it and would have to struggle for the rest of their lives.Sadly Bobby Moore was no different.All rather sad.

Truly dreadful

[mike-16-697633 · 1/10 · 21 January 2017]

This is commercial TV and ITV in particular at its worst, it truly is a dreadful program, but I guess they will broadcast anything to keep their ad revenues flowing. This must me one of the worst scripts ever to have been written for TV, there is absolutely nothing of any note to grab your attention. The acting from everyone is equally appalling, especially from the so-called lead actors. I read that Mark Wright was raving about his wife Michelle Keegan's portrayal of Tina Moore and was quoted as saying "She's Special". Lol, what was he going to say! Someone should stop blowing smoke up these so-called celebs you know what and tell them the truth. Have some balls and tell Michelle Keegan that cosmetics, i.e. teeth, eyebrows, a face plastered with make-up and what some deem an attractive body, do not an actress make! Incidentally, who thought is was a good idea to make a girl with black eyebrows a blond. As for Lorne MacFadyen as Bobby Moore, just embarrassing. What a terrible performance. With more and more fantastic series being brought to us by IMDb, Netflix, Amazon, Sky Atlantic, etc, I am pretty sure we can look forward to a lot more dreadful series as this on ITV.

Bulldog Bobby

[Prismark10 · 3/10 · 27 January 2017]

If you want a biography that takes you from A to Z in a superficial manner then Tina and Bobby fits the bill.

If you want something in depth and insightful then this is not it. This is just a starring vehicle for actress Michelle Keegan who plays Bobby Moore's glamorous wife. The actor who plays Moore comes across as a bit of a wet fish, nothing like the steely defender who kept the Brazilian attack at bay in 1970 or marshalled an England team to world cup victory.

The first episode concentrates on the newly married Tina and Bobby and his brush with testicular cancer. The second episode was the 1966 and 1970 World Cups as well as the notorious bracelet theft incident. The drama had to mix footage of the England v West Germany final from the ITV archives, the coloured film footage and the BBC scenes with Kenneth Wolstenholme's line of 'they think it's all over.' The final episode dealt with Bobby's financial troubles and problems in his marriage when Tina discovered his affair.

This was a poorly produced biography, somewhere there is a better tale of Bobby Moore that remains to be written and shown.

Bottom of the league stuff

[happycarrot68 · 3/10 · 23 May 2019]

This is awful from start to finish. The acting is as wooden as a Giant Redwood and the football scenes as poor as you'll ever see. The full time sequence at Wembley shows the England players in pristine shirts and shorts after 90 minutes, same with Bobby when he visits the hospital still in his spotless West Ham shirt Whoever cast this needs a good hard look at themselves. Seen more acting ability in a school nativity

I'm Guessing Daniel Craig Wasn't Available ?

[Theo Robertson · 27 January 2017]

I caught this down at my mother's house otherwise I'd have ruined my life by missing it . Well perhaps "ruined my life" is a hyperbolic overstatement but it's a TV show that illustrates that you can become something of a television star without giving the merest hint that you're an actor

I am of course referring to Lorne MacFadyen , an actor - and I mean that in its most generic sense - who I have never heard of and after watching TINA AND BOBBY no one will probably hear of again . There's two types of bad acting . The first is the OTT mincing thespian luvvie bad acting seen by the likes of Steven Berkoff . The second is the wooden , dull stilted type of acting MacFadyen is guilty of . Apparently Sir Bobby was a leader of men but I'm guessing if the Sir Bobby Moore seen here was in charge of a team they'd be hard pressed to find the half time pie and Bovril never mind win a world cup . I wasn't expecting Daniel Craig to be cast but I was hoping for something less wooden than a pool cue

Thankfully the story revolves around Bobby's wife Tina and every fast paced storyline revolves around an underdeveloped quickly skipped over plot involving very little of interest . If nothing else it reminds me that not all double acts have a woman as the dumb blond and why I don't watch much television anymore

Poor all round

[happycarrot68 · 3/10 · 19 April 2017]

Bobby Moore was a great player, no Beckenbaeur or Maldini but being English and a World Cup winning captain he'll always be hailed as the greatest in the English media. The latest in biopics and documentaries of a story that has been done to death, a World Cup win 5 decades ago but this one focuses on Tina more than Bobby. Michelle Keegan plays Tina Moore like a second rate Sheridan Smith and the actor playing Bobby would send an insomniac to sleep with his dull persona. The football scenes are poorly done, not once are you convinced that any actor is genuinely watching their country watch a game of football or indeed see them win a World Cup. Found myself feeling a bit embarrassed for the actors and actresses in this is so poorly done. Watch the film 'Bobby' if you really feel the need to have more (excuse the pun) of 66 rammed down your throat but give this a miss.

Storyline and Actors were awful!

[amymytsang · 1/10 · 5 May 2017]

Both actors who portrayed of Tina and Bobby were so bad that it was just painful to watch. Michelle Keegan has a great management behind her and obviously she pulls in the audience due to her celebrity hype, but she is not in the class of someone who can hold a lead in a drama. It really showed in this drama. Her cockney accent often fell off back to her northern accent. At times it was so bad you didn't know what she was saying.

I wouldn't waste your time watching this, as you will truly be wasting your time. Even established actors that were in the drama didn't save the show.

If Michelle Keegan is to develop into a serious actor, then she need to take herself out of being a female lead and go back to basics of learning from those who can. Don't get me wrong, she is not a bad actress but is just not good enough yet.

Truly awful

[terrybamber1 · 1/10 · 5 August 2020]

Everything is wrong. The casting, the score, the production design. Everything. So very disappointed.