Alex Horne plays dead sports with his mates and it's somehow profound.
Alex Horne tries to discover why some games survived, and examines the best of those that did not. Whilst revisiting his own childhood haunts, he attempts to relaunch the ancient sport of the Quintain, horseless jousting, and tries his damnedest to understand the rules of the Jingling Match. Not forgetting his attempt to restage the forgotten spectacle of Cricket on Horseback. This might just be a journey to the very heart of sport itself, but if not, it will be a lot of fun playing games that have not been seen for hundreds of years and even more fun discovering why.
Acting
Horne's deadpan rivalry with his actual brother Chip.
Direction
Devonshire frames backyard games like Olympic epics.
Writing
Horne turns rulebooks into existential poetry.
Director
Andy Devonshire
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Jingling Match Alex attempts to decode involves competitors wearing bells while blindfolded—actual 17th-century Shrovetide chaos.
Horne's Taskmaster DNA is visible here: competitive pointlessness as comedy gold, years before the show existed.
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