HAMMER BLOW

How will Ted Lasso’s treacherous former sidekick Nate fare at new club West Ham United?

Ted Lasso NEW Available: Wednesday 15 March Genre: Comedy drama Season: 3 Episodes: 12 (released weekly)

Season two of infectiously feel-good comedy drama Ted Lasso ended on a bittersweet note, as London football club AFC Richmond secured promotion to the top flight, only for their upbeat, fish-out-of-water American coach Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) to lose his right- hand man Nate Shelley (Nick Mohammed) to Premier League rivals West Ham United.

Worse still for the Richmond team, Nate’s new boss was Rupert Mannion (Anthony Head), the philandering ex-husband of Richmond owner Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham).

As we rejoin both clubs for the new season, ex-kit man Nate rips into his former team and their coach in his first press conference as Hammers manager. ‘There are a lot of people who think