Freddie Flintoff Confirms Third Series of Hit BBC Show Field of Dreams
Freddie Flintoff, the 47-year-old former Top Gear and cricket star, has finished filming a third series of his hit BBC show Field of Dreams. The new series will feature three new teams: two boys' sides from Bootle in Liverpool and Newton Heath in Manchester, and a girls' team in Blackpool. Flintoff's show, which aims to give kids a chance in cricket, has earned him a Royal Television Society Programme Awards (RTS) nomination and has been widely popular.
Key Takeaways:
- Freddie Flintoff has confirmed that he has finished filming a third series of his hit BBC show Field of Dreams, which features three new teams: two boys' sides and a girls' team.
- The new series will include teams from Bootle in Liverpool, Newton Heath in Manchester, and Blackpool, in addition to the teams from Preston featured in the first two seasons.
- Flintoff's show has earned him a Royal Television Society Programme Awards (RTS) nomination and has been widely popular since its debut in 2022.
- In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Flintoff also revealed that he once turned down "obscene" money to become a wrestler in WWE after his cricket career ended abruptly.
- Flintoff's show aims to give kids a chance in cricket, and he has expressed his enthusiasm for the success of the show, saying "Kids are good!"
- The interview also touched on Flintoff's personal story, including his horrific Top Gear crash in 2020 and his subsequent recovery.
Statistics:
- 2022: Freddie Flintoff's first series of Field of Dreams debuted on the BBC.
- 2023: The second series of Field of Dreams, titled Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams on Tour, earned him a Royal Television Society Programme Awards (RTS) nomination.
- April 2024: A national outlet reported that Freddie Flintoff had signed up for a third series of Field of Dreams, although the BBC did not confirm this.
- March 2024: The same outlet reported that the young cricketers in series three would all be girls, although the BBC did not confirm this.
- Year of birth: Freddie Flintoff was born in 1977.
- Height: Freddie Flintoff is 6 feet 4 inches tall.
Sources:
- "Freddie Flintoff - star of Top Gear and The League Of Their Own - reveals he was offered £800,000 to become a WWE wrestler after his cricket career ended" by The Telegraph
- "Freddie Flintoff: I thought it was funny, but now it's not funny, is it? I can still have a good time" by The Telegraph
- "Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams: 'I've been blown away by the standard of the young players'" by The Telegraph
- "Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams: 'I don't know what's going to happen after this, but I do know I'm going to be involved in it'" by The Telegraph