Gods of Snooker
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
Desperate for success and tempted by the lucrative rewards brought by towing the line, Jimmy White joined Barry Hearn in the hope he could be turned into a champion like his new stablemate Steve Davis. With White as the hot favourite and with the crowd urging him on against 21-year-old Stephen Hendry, the final of 1990 world championship turned out to be a pivotal moment in British snooker and paved the way for what was to come in the next decade
Gods of Snooker airs on BBC Four at 10:35 PM, Tuesday 14 January. (Subtitles.)
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Jay Blades
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Steve Davis
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Ken Doherty
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