Ted Lasso

Jason Sudeikis has said Ted Lasso would not exist without the British Office: a single-camera workplace comedy built on a boss who wants badly to be liked, played for warmth as much as cringe.

A critics' reading rather than the creators' statement. Ted Lasso is widely called a descendant of Friday Night Lights: a decent American coach whose real work is the men in the locker room, and whose "Believe" sign plays the part of "Clear eyes, full hearts".

An American college football coach is hired to manage a struggling English Premier League club despite knowing nothing about the game, and the series follows the club's seasons, relegation fights and dressing room.