The Rack Pack
ComedyDramasportscocainealcoholisminsulttelevision producerdocudramaalcohol abusestrong languagealcoholicsnooker1980s
A darkly comedic docudrama about two rival snooker champions in 1980s Britain, balancing irreverent humor with the melancholy of addiction and wasted potential.
The 1980s snooker rivalry between Alex “Hurricane” Higgins and Steve “The Nugget” Davis, two very different personalities who helped popularise the sport on TV.
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