鹰击长空：水晶宫第一季

WhenEaglesDarechartsCrystalPalaceF.C."sremarkableresurgencefromfinancialruinandadministrationin2010,toplayinginthe2013ChampionshipPlay-OffsforpromotiontothePremierLeague.ThedocuseriestellstheextraordinarytaleofhowCrystalPalace"sfanssavedtheirclub,aslifelongsupporterSteveParishformedaconsortiumtopreventitfromgoingoutofbusiness.Timewasrunningoutandliquidationloomed;butamassprotestofthousandsoffellowfansoutsideLloydsBankhelpedtheconsortiumfinaliseadealtobuytheirbelovedclub.Each50-minuteepisodefeaturesnever-before-seenfootagefromthe2012/13season,whenthecluballowedunprecedentedaccesstoafilmcrew,whilstpresentdayretrospectiveinterviewswithallthemainfigureshelptellthetaleofoneoffootball"sgreatestunderdogstories.Intervieweesinclude:Theowner,ChairmanSteveParish,whofoundhimselfhavingtotakeovertheclubtosaveitfromliquidation,andputupthemoneywiththreefellowsupportersonthestrengthofahandshake.TheseriesfeaturesextensiveinterviewswithParish,whosharesfascinatinginsightsintothechallengesofsteeringarun-downclubfromimpendingdoomtothemostsuccessfulerainitshistory.Themanagers,includingclublegendDougieFreedman,whohelpedtheclubintothepromotionplacesbeforeadramaticmid-seasondeparturetoBolton,andhisreplacement,thecharismaticIanHolloway,whoarrestedalateseasonslidetoleadtheclubtothePlay-Offs.TheplayerswhoformedoneofthemosticonicsquadsinPalace"shistory,fromAcademystarsWilfriedZahaandJonnyWilliams,toexperiencedproswhobecameclublegendsincludingJulianSperoni,MileJedinakandKevinPhillips."ThisisoneofthemostremarkablestoriesinCrystalPalace"slonghistory,andshowsthatifaclubhasthesupportofitsfansandcommunity,andtherightblendoftalentanddetermination,anythingispossible,"saidParish."ThedocumentaryprovidesuniqueinsightintooneofthemostspecialgroupsofplayersandpeopleIhaveworkedwith.IknowthatPalacefanshavebeendesperatetoseesomeofthefootagecapturedin2012/13andwillfindtheseriesfascinating.ForfansofotherclubswhodreamoftheirteamreachingthepinnacleoftheEnglishgame,thisisastorythatshowsthatitreallyispossible."