‘Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams’ is set to get a second series.
Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams is getting a second series
The three-part BBC One documentary series - which followed the England cricketer taking the game to a team of state school kids living in his home city of Preston - has been renewed for another innings after audiences were bowled over by the first season.
An insider told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “The first series went down a storm.
"It was a no-brainer to make another.
"Freddie is a real star and his relationship with the kids and how he inspired them through cricket was truly moving.
"Viewers will be desperate to know how the youngsters have fared.”
Freddie, 44, called coaching the lads - who went up against a team of private schoolboys, who play cricket as part of their lessons - “incredible” as he celebrated coming back for another season.
He said: “Working with the boys was one of the most incredible experiences of my life but the work is not finished yet. I’m really pleased we’ll be continuing the hard work.”
The ‘Top Gear’ presenter sought to whip up a squad "from scratch", including the breakout star Adnan, who fled to the UK from Afghanistan in summer 2021 as a refugee following the Taliban’s takeover after US forces withdrew from the country after 20 years.
After the show, the 16-year-old lad - who during filming was living his foster parents Elaine and Barry - expressed his desire to “continue to work hard” at the game, admitting “you never know, I might just get somewhere”.
Elaine detailed Adnan’s travels from his homeland to Calais via “foot, boat, truck and cars".
She said: "In Calais, he hid in an empty lorry and found his way to Preston.
"When he arrived here, he cut himself out of the lorry and handed himself in to the police."
Adnan revealed Barry tried to use football to get to know him better, but the teen admitted his foster dad was "talking my language" when he produced a cricket bat.
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