"Michael "Mike" Bassett" is a fictional character played by Ricky Tomlinson. Bassett's first appearance was in the 2001 film Mike Bassett: England Manager. The film takes the form of a fly-on-the-wall fictional documentary (mockumentary) following Bassett as he starts his international management career.

Bassett also appeared in a 2004 ITV (TV network)/ITV British TV comedy series titled Mike Bassett: Manager.

In 2014, it was announced that Bassett would return in a sequel to Mike Bassett: England Manager titled "Mike Bassett: Interim Manager".

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He was very, very lucky.

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In the 36 years I have been alive, I have seen this type of stuff happen in a lot of different places. I guess we are just lucky no one was hurt.

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He's moving his hands and he's moving his toes. It's small things but we'll take them as a victory.

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