In a league of their own

Jason Sudeikis and his band of footballing misfits return for a third series of ‘Ted Lasso’ – and this time there’s depth to go with the laughs. Back of the net, says Amanda Whiting

In the season one finale of Ted Lasso, Jason Sudeikis’s Ted vowed to bring AFC Richmond back from relegation. That winning campaign supplied the backbone for a heart-warming season two. To kick off the Apple TV Plus series’ ambitious third run, Richmond owner Rebecca (the show’s most reliable delight, Hannah Waddingham) reminds Ted, rather inconveniently, that

(Apple) Fish out of water: Sudeikis p l ays the American manager of AFC Richmond