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Season 1 · Episodes 1–2
Landed Sun, 24 May 2026 · 16:00 your time · 2 episodes · 1h 55m
Season 1 of Dear England premiered Sunday, 24 May 2026 at 9pm UK time on BBC iPlayer.
- S01E01Episode 1With the England team at an all-time low after an embarrassing defeat to Iceland, Gareth Southgate becomes the new manager. Haunted by his own penalty miss with England, he inherits a broken team and a jaded fanbase. With psychologist Pippa Grange, he sets about changing the team's mindset and tackling his and England's biggest fear – penalties.
- S01E02Episode 2After a breakthrough World Cup reignites belief, the England team return to a tournament on home turf, amidst the Covid pandemic. As the pressure to win increases, Pippa Grange questions her role. Meanwhile, Gareth tries to unite a divided country ahead of Euro 2020, where he hopes the team finally bring it home at Wembley.
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Episodes 3–4 · season finale
Sun 31 May · 16:00
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