Prime Video To Tell Gary Lineker’s Life Story In Docu-Series
Prime Video is producing a four-part documentary miniseries about Gary Lineker, tracing the former England striker's 50-year career from footballing icon to broadcaster and media entrepreneur. Titled "Lineker", the series will examine his transformation from a beloved "Mr Nice Guy" on the pitch to a polarising figure in British public life, reflecting the country's wider political divisions over issues such as Brexit and the Israel-Hamas war. It matters as another high-profile streaming deal for one of Britain's most recognisable sports-media figures, coming after his acrimonious departure from the BBC.
The series will use archive and previously unseen personal material to cover Lineker's life from his Leicester childhood through his playing career and 26 years fronting Match of the Day, up to his current role running the Goalhanger podcasting business with Tony Pastor. It will include candid interviews with Lineker himself, plus contributions from family, fellow footballers, friends and critics, addressing his BBC clashes over social media impartiality, including an antisemitism row that hastened his exit. Produced by Orchard Studios with executive producers Nat Lippiett and Dan Grabiner, Lineker is set to launch globally on Prime Video in 2027.
- Prime Video announces four-part Gary Lineker documentary series, "Lineker"
- Series covers his football career, BBC years and controversies
- Set to launch globally on Prime Video in 2027
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Prime Video, the streaming service, is making a four-part documentary about Gary Lineker, one of England's best-known former footballers. He played as a striker for clubs including Leicester City, Everton and Tottenham, and for the England national team, before becoming a television presenter, most notably fronting the BBC's flagship football show Match of the Day for 26 years.
In recent years Lineker has become a divisive figure beyond sport, largely because of his outspoken social media comments on political issues such as Brexit and the Israel-Hamas war. These comments repeatedly put him at odds with the BBC's impartiality rules, and disputes over this, including a row involving antisemitism, contributed to his eventual departure from the broadcaster. He has since built a media business, Goalhanger, which produces popular podcasts.
The new series will draw on interviews with Lineker, his family, former colleagues and critics to trace this shift from popular sportsman to contested public figure. It is significant both as a major streaming deal for a prominent British broadcaster and as an examination of how his public image has changed over time.