Eric Bristow

Eric Bristow

Born: April 25, 1957
Died: April 5, 2018
in Hackney, London, England, UK
Eric John Bristow, MBE (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player.

He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was a five-time World Champion, a five-time World Masters Champion a four-time World Cup singles champion and 2-time champion of the News of the World Darts Championship. He won 22 WDF and BDO Major titles and 70 career titles overall. In the 1980s, Bristow's skill and personality helped turn darts into a worldwide spectator sport.

In 1993, Bristow was one of sixteen top players who broke away from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form their own organisation, which became the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

He retired from competitive darts in 2007 and subsequently worked as a commentator and pundit on Sky Sports darts coverage.

In the 1980s, Bristow came across Phil Taylor, then a raw darts talent in Stoke-on-Trent. He sponsored him with about £10,000 to fund his development in the game, on the understanding that the money would be repaid. Taylor went on to usurp his mentor as the greatest darts player ever, with Bristow often on the receiving end of his brilliance.

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Movies for Eric Bristow...

Jocky Wilson Said
Title: Jocky Wilson Said
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Rare archive footage and Jocky Wilson's own words tell the story of the rise and fall of a cult Scottish sportman. Featuring interviews with his friends and darts contemporaries.
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Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor
Title: Das Leben der Darts-Legende Phil Taylor
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 14, 2017
Type: Movie
Darts legend Phil Taylor: the complete documentation of his great career - Phil Taylor is the darts legend. SPORT1 accompanied him during his career and shortly before his last World Cup.
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Greatest Ever Christmas Ads
Title: Greatest Ever Christmas Ads
Character: Self - Darts Legend
Released: December 19, 2016
Type: Movie
Julian Clary revisits some of the most memorable festive adverts from cat food to Coca-Cola, stocking fillers to stock cubes, he recalls the good, the great and the unforgettable.
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House of Flying Arrows
Title: House of Flying Arrows
Character: Self - World Darts Champion 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
Released: November 14, 2016
Type: Movie
The popular rise of darts is charted in this pin-sharp documentary that follows the trajectory of arrows from local pub to beer-soaked arena. Featuring archive footage, behind-the-scenes access and interviews with current darting personalities such as Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Raymond van Barneveld, the film traces the sport's evolution from humble beginnings through to the glamorous heyday of the 1980s and on into the lucrative professional era.
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Title: The Sporting Mavericks
Character: Self
Released: March 31, 2016
Type: TV
Documentary series looking at the maverick players from four sporting areas: Boxing, Snooker, Darts and Motorsport.
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You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
Title: You Can't Beat a Bit of Bully
Character: Self - Professional Darts Player
Released: July 27, 2015
Type: Movie
Narrated by comedian Paddy McGuinness, here is a documentary celebrating 35 years of Bullseye featuring the hosts Jim Bowen and Tony Green with celebrity guests Linda Lusardi, Nick Hancock, Anne Diamond, David Baddiel, Katy Brand, Gary Wilmot, Frank Bruno, Tessa Sanderson and legendary dart players John Lowe, Eric Bristow and Bobby George.
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A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
Title: A Little Bit of Fry and Waddell
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 20, 2014
Type: Movie
Stephen Fry pays tribute to legendary darts commentator Sid Waddell. He discusses the time they spent together in the commentary box and also talks to Phil Taylor and Sid's son Dan.
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The Power of Darts
Title: The Power of Darts
Character: Self - 5 Times World Champion
Released: November 27, 2013
Type: Movie
This documentary sheds light on the background of the famous, infamous Darts Split. Many dart players like Phil Taylor, Rod Harrington, Raymond van Barneveld, Michael van Gerwen or James Wade but also the main responsible people like Olly Croft, Tommy Cox and Barry Hearn have their say.
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Title: 60 Minutes Sports
Character: Self - Darts Player (segment "Darts Wonderland")
Released: January 9, 2013
Type: TV
The first name in news magazines is now the last word in sports. The award-winning team behind 60 Minutes now turns its investigative eye towards the world of sports. From in-depth reporting to the most compelling interviews, to get the whole story you need sixty minutes.
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Special Report – The Voice of Darts
Title: Special Report – The Voice of Darts
Character: Self - Five-time World Champion
Released: December 25, 2012
Type: Movie
Generations of sports fans loved listening to the lyricism and wit of the legendary Sid Waddell and on Christmas Day, Sky Sports News HD looked back at his extraordinary life in Special Report – The Voice of Darts.
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Title: Sports Life Stories
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2012
Type: TV
Sporting legends speak honestly and candidly about their careers, giving a fascinating insight into the mindset required to reach the very top of their game.
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Title: Pointless Celebrities
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: July 4, 2011
Type: TV
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.
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The World Of Phil Taylor
Title: The World Of Phil Taylor
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 2010
Type: Movie
Ahead of the World Darts Championship, we speak to defending champion Phil Taylor and take a close look at the 15-time winner's career.
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Title: New Kids on the Oche
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 9, 2008
Type: TV
The show takes eight young darts hopefuls and offers them the chance to compete against each other to win a year’s sponsorship contract from the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Darts legend Phil “The Power” Taylor will mentor the competitors and show them how to reach their target of darts success. The program was shown on Nuts TV.
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Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows
Title: Eric Bristow's Golden Arrows
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: October 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Eric Bristow looks back on the players who shaped the most prominent decade of darts, the 1980s.
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Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
Title: Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 5, 2006
Type: Movie
Jacques Peretti sets out to find out what happened to the game that obsessed him as a kid. In this documentary, he presents an eye-opening account of the sport's heady popularity in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
Title: Sid Waddell's Wacky World of Darts
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 6, 2004
Type: Movie
Over the 21 years Sid Waddell has been commentating on this terrific sport, he has seen all the greatest matches, met the most amazing characters, and witnessed some unbelievable scenes. This movie is his ultimate collection of these hugely enjoyable moments, and makes for great family entertaiment.
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Heartlands
Title: Heartlands
Character: The Crafty Cockney
Released: April 27, 2003
Type: Movie
Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atletic Arms team. Colin catches her committing adultery with team captain Geoff, a cop, who pretends Colin abused her. Col is thrown off the team just after it qualified for the league finals in Blackpool. He decides to travel there alone, hoping to win her back.
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The Story of Darts
Title: The Story of Darts
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 2002
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Timeshift
Character: Self - Darts Player
Released: October 10, 2002
Type: TV
Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and varied window onto the past.
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Title: I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Released: August 25, 2002
Type: TV
Twelve celebrities are abandoned in the Australian jungle. In order to earn food, they must perform Bushtucker Trials which challenge them physically and mentally.
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Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
Title: Phil Taylor: The Power and the Glory
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 31, 2002
Type: Movie
A profile of 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, who is the most successful darts player of all time.
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Title: Blood on the Carpet
Character: Self
Released: January 13, 1999
Type: TV
The business world can be a dangerous place. Corporate predators are on the prowl and fellow directors may even attempt a boardroom coup to save their own skins. This BBC series takes the world's most infamous business battles or corporate takeover struggles and examines them in detail through the eyes of key decisions-makers, revealing the behind-the-scenes clashes of the business world.
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Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
Title: Darts - The Crafty Cockney Way
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Eric Bristow gives his viewers and fans his top ten tips. Included in the programme are highlights from all of his world championship wins, and a nailbiting 1989 final between Eric Bristow and Jocky Wilson.
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Toe the Oche
Title: Toe the Oche
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
Some of the best moments from televised darts 1983 - 1987.
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Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius
Title: Eric Bristow: Arrogant, Irresponsible Genius
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Documentary about darts legend Eric Bristow.
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Title: Super Gran
Character: Self
Released: January 20, 1985
Type: TV
Adapted from Forrest Wilson's books, the children's programme revolves around a grandmother with super powers and her arch nemesis, The Scunner Campbell.
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Darts.... The John Lowe Way
Title: Darts.... The John Lowe Way
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 1, 1983
Type: Movie
In this hour and a half, John Lowe explains everything related to the sport of darts, from the board to the darts to the correct throwing technique and much more.
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Title: Leo Sayer
Character: Self
Released: January 17, 1983
Type: TV
Leo Sayer brings us new songs and old hits, with added glamour from his dancers Total Eclipse, in this series of six episodes, featuring guest stars.
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Title: Bullseye
Character: Self - Guest Contestant
Released: September 28, 1981
Type: TV
Bullseye was a popular British television programme. It was first made for the ITV network by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995, and was hosted by Jim Bowen.
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Title: Bullseye
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 1981
Type: TV
Bullseye was a popular British television programme. It was first made for the ITV network by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995, and was hosted by Jim Bowen.
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Title: Bullseye
Character: Self - Special Guest
Released: September 28, 1981
Type: TV
Bullseye was a popular British television programme. It was first made for the ITV network by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995, and was hosted by Jim Bowen.
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Title: Bullseye
Character: Self - 'The Darts'
Released: September 28, 1981
Type: TV
Bullseye was a popular British television programme. It was first made for the ITV network by ATV in 1981, then by Central from 1982 until 1995, and was hosted by Jim Bowen.
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Title: Never the Twain
Character: Eric Bristow
Released: September 7, 1981
Type: TV
Never the Twain is a British sitcom that ran for eleven series from 7 September 1981 to 9 October 1991. It was created by Johnnie Mortimer, and was the only sitcom he ever created without his usual writing partner, Brian Cooke. Mortimer wrote the entirety of the first two series and four episodes out of six of the eighth, with the rest being mainly written by Vince Powell and John Kane. It starred Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as rival antique dealers, and also starred Derek Deadman, Zara Nutley, Robin Kermode, Tacy Kneale, Julia Watson, Honor Blackman, Teddy Turner and Maria Charles. The title is taken from the Rudyard Kipling poem; The Ballad of East and West.
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Title: Six Fifty-Five Special
Character: Self
Released: July 13, 1981
Type: TV
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Title: Punchlines
Character: Self
Released: January 3, 1981
Type: TV
Punchlines was a comedy game show series hosted by Lennie Bennett that was produced by LWT and aired on the ITV network from January 3, 1981 until December 22, 1984. The show was based on an unsold U.S. pilot hosted by Bill Cullen which was made for daily syndication on December 30, 1979 as an attempt to revive Eye Guess which ran on NBC from January 3, 1966 to September 26, 1969 and, like Punchlines, was created by Bob Stewart and hosted by Cullen. An Australian pilot was also made for the Seven Network on August 20, 1986 - hosted by Jeremy Kewley but it failed to sell.
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Title: The Paul Daniels Magic Show
Character: Self
Released: June 9, 1979
Type: TV
A British magic show and variety show that aired on BBC1 from 9 June 1979 to 18 June 1994. Daniels' assistant throughout the series was Debbie McGee, whom he married in 1988. At its peak in the 1980s, the show regularly attracted viewing figures of 15 million and was sold to 43 countries.
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Title: Bullseye
Character: Self
Released: May 4, 1979
Type: TV
Darts tournament in which 16 of the world's top darts players compete for the BBC2 Bullseye trophy.
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Arrows
Title: Arrows
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1979
Type: Movie
In 1979 filmmaker John Samson went on the road with a 22-year-old Eric Bristow, one of the rising stars of British darts. This film depicts Bristow between major competitions as he travels around the pubs and working men's clubs of Britain, challenging the local heroes and playing exhibition matches. Bristow takes on all-comers and breezily faces down a belligerent local radio host.
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Title: Sportsnight
Character: Self
Released: September 12, 1968
Type: TV
Sportsnight was a midweek BBC television sports programme that ran from 1968 until 1997.