In Popular Culture
A number of films and television programmes have included references to Sheffield United over the past few decades. The 1996 film When Saturday Comes stars (real-life United fan himself) Sean Bean as a part-time Hallam FC player who is scouted by Sheffield United, who then goes on to play in a FA Cup semi-final. The character 'Gaz' in British comedy The Full Monty is seen wearing a replica United shirt at one part of the film, and promises his son a ticket for a game at Bramall Lane between Sheffield United & Manchester United. A scene in Batman Begins features a child wearing a 1990's Blades shirt. 2012 television drama Prisoners' Wives also references the club.
In 1990, the BBC produced a six-part documentary series named "United", that followed the fortunes of the club towards the end of the 1989–90 season, in which the club achieved automatic promotion to the top flight of English football.
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