The Story of Darts Cast and Crew

The Story of Darts

Plot: This documentary tells the complete story of darts from its early beginnings in English pubs in the Middle Ages right through to the dramatic televised competitions of the Embassy World Championship. Presented by the legendary Bobby George, the BBC's face of darts, and narrated by Dougie Donnelly, the film uses a mix of archive footage and stills to tell the early history, before moving on to the televised era from the 1970's onwards

Release Date: Sunday, December 1 2002
22 years ago

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Cast

Bobby George. Bobby George was 56 in The Story of Darts as 'Self - Presenter'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 16 1945

Dougie Donnelly. Dougie Donnelly was 49 in The Story of Darts as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 07 1953

Patrick Chaplin. Patrick Chaplin was 52 in The Story of Darts as 'Self - Darts Historian'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 22 1950

Olly Croft. Olly Croft was 73 in The Story of Darts as 'Self - Chairman of BDO'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 17 1929 –
Died: Sat, Nov 23 2019

Martin Fitzmaurice. Martin Fitzmaurice was 62 in The Story of Darts as 'Self'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 03 1940 –
Died: Thu, Apr 14 2016

Eric Bristow. Eric Bristow was 45 in The Story of Darts as 'Self'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 25 1957 –
Died: Thu, Apr 05 2018

John Lowe. John Lowe was 57 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Jul 21 1945

Dick Summers. Dick Summers was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Self - Betvedere Darts Team'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Phil Taylor. Phil Taylor was 42 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Aug 13 1960

Andy Fordham. Andy Fordham was 40 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Feb 02 1962 –
Died: Thu, Jul 15 2021

Co Stompé. Co Stompé was 40 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Sep 10 1962

Keith Deller. Keith Deller was 42 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 24 1959

Jocky Wilson. Jocky Wilson was 52 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Mar 22 1950 –
Died: Sat, Mar 24 2012

Ted Hankey. Ted Hankey was 34 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 20 1968

Paul Lim. Paul Lim was 48 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jan 25 1954

Raymond van Barneveld. Raymond van Barneveld was 35 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 20 1967

Steve Beaton. Steve Beaton was 38 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 05 1964

Mervyn King. Mervyn King was 36 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 15 1966

Martin Adams. Martin Adams was 46 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 04 1956

Wayne Mardle. Wayne Mardle was 29 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, May 10 1973

Harry Leadbetter. Harry Leadbetter was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jarkko Komula. Jarkko Komula was 26 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 13 1976

Alan Evans. Alan Evans would have been no older than 49 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 14 1949 –
Died: Sun, Apr 11 1999

Leighton Rees. Leighton Rees was 62 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 17 1940 –
Died: Sun, Jun 08 2003

Nicky Virachkul. Nicky Virachkul would have been no older than 50 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Jun 03 1948 –
Died: Sat, Apr 17 1999

Dave Whitcombe. Dave Whitcombe was 48 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jun 27 1954

Shaun Greatbatch. Shaun Greatbatch was 33 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 13 1969 –
Died: Sun, Jun 05 2022

Dennis Priestley. Dennis Priestley was 52 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Jul 16 1950

Mike Gregory. Mike Gregory was 45 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Dec 16 1956 –
Died: Tue, Apr 19 2022

Alan Warriner-Little. Alan Warriner-Little was 40 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 24 1962

Magnus Caris. Magnus Caris was 34 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 15 1968

John Part. John Part was 36 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 29 1966

Peter Wright. Peter Wright was 32 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Mar 10 1970

Richie Burnett. Richie Burnett was 35 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Tue, Feb 07 1967

Les Wallace. Les Wallace was 40 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Thu, Feb 22 1962

Marshall James. Marshall James was 32 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Oct 04 1970

Lisa Mason. Lisa Mason was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Chris Mason. Chris Mason was 32 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Wed, Dec 17 1969

Sharon Adams. Sharon Adams was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Ronnie Baxter. Ronnie Baxter was 41 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Feb 05 1961

Rachel Baxter. Rachel Baxter was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

John Walton. John Walton was 41 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Nov 10 1961

Trina Gulliver. Trina Gulliver was 33 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 30 1969

Tony David. Tony David was 35 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Mon, Sep 11 1967

Colin Monk. Colin Monk was 35 in The Story of Darts as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Birthday: Fri, Sep 29 1967

Crew

Andrew Dagnall. Andrew Dagnall was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Director, Producer, Writer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Tim Exell. Tim Exell was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Jules Gammond. Jules Gammond was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bobby George. Bobby George was 56 in The Story of Darts as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Sun, Dec 16 1945

Olly Croft. Olly Croft was 73 in The Story of Darts as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Sun, Nov 17 1929 –
Died: Sat, Nov 23 2019

Martin Fitzmaurice. Martin Fitzmaurice was 62 in The Story of Darts as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Mon, Jun 03 1940 –
Died: Thu, Apr 14 2016

Tony David. Tony David was 35 in The Story of Darts as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Mon, Sep 11 1967

Marie George. Marie George was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Robert Holmes. Robert Holmes was >> in The Story of Darts as 'Thanks'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday