The Ground's Bad Boy: 'Untold: Vinnie Jones'

Untold UK: Vinnie Jones is a sports documentary tracing Vinnie Jones’s turbulent path from Wimbledon’s notorious “Crazy Gang” and FA Cup success to a career in acting. It revisits the 1992 controversy

Known as football's “hardman,” Vinnie Jones's story in this film begins with his time as a construction worker. The documentary focuses on how Jones, a midfielder who played for Wimbledon FC and won the FA Cup, made a strong impression with his rough style of play.

The event that divides the narrative is a video released in 1992. Revealing Wimbledon’s tactics during the era of the “Crazy Gang,” the video provoked a fierce reaction from the press and escalated into a controversy that could have ended his playing career at the dawn of the newly launched Premier League era. The film follows the aftermath and Jones's fall from his perspective.

The story then moves from the FA Cup glory at Wembley to West Hollywood. Alongside his life away from the pitch, it examines how Jones, who shifted from football to acting, forged a path toward a comeback. It is one of three films released by Netflix's sports documentary series 《UNTOLD UK》 about British football.

The film was directed by David Tryhorn and Ben Nicholas. Its running time is 77 minutes according to the British Board of Film Classification, and Dave Bassett, John Fashanu, Bobby Gould, Sam Hammam, and Vinnie Jones appear in it.