TED LASSO SEALS A PLACE IN RICHMOND HISTORY
The award-winning TV series Ted Lasso has secured an official place in history, it was confirmed today.
The Apple TV+ show now sits alongside famous historic local figures like Horace Walpole and Henry V111 at an exhibition at the Museum of Richmond.
The guide book, entitled ‘Wish You Were Here’ features an image of Richmond Bridge and says ‘From Horace Walpole to Ted Lasso.’
Inside the book a section headed #BELIEVE IN RICHMOND reads: “in more recent years local tourism has received a boost from an increase in film and television filming.
“Nowadays, many thousands of visitors travel to Richmond to see where TV series or Hollywood blockbuster was filmed.
“Ted Lasso, the Apple TV series about the fictional AFC Richmond football club and its charismatic American coach, sees visitors coming to Richmond from both far and wide.
“It’s not unusual to find tours of fans from Korea, Japan, Australia and America exploring Richmond, its wonders opened to them by a fictional series.”
The article is accompanied by an image of Ted Lasso, played by the show’s creator and actor Jason Sudeikis carrying a tray of takeaway coffees along Paved Court where his fictional home was located.
The museum in Whittaker Street is also stocking Ted Lasso scarves, ‘Believe’ badges and caps.
Only recently there has been exciting speculation about the prospect of a fourth series with news of the show producers taking up options to rehire three of the British stars.
An official Ted Lasso merchandise store in Paved Court close to the Prince’s Head pub which was turned into the Crown & Anchor for the series is doing a roaring trade.
One of the show’s British stars Nick Mohammed, who played coach Nathan Shelley, is due to appear at the Duke Street Church in association with the Museum of Richmond on October 9 for a Q and A session.
