Cultural references of Aston Villa

[pauliewalnuts]

That film, Ford v Ferrari, in which Christian Bale does the world's only very good Brummie accent by an actor not from the West Midlands, his kid is wearing a Villa kit in one of the scenes.

[dr.chekov]

The kid playing Christian Bale’s son in Le Mans ‘66 wears a Villa shirt.

Snap

[pauliewalnuts]

The kid playing Christian Bale’s son in Le Mans ‘66 wears a Villa shirt.

You snooze, you lose.

;-)

[SamTheMouse]

There's a fairly well-known French rock band called Astonvilla.

https://youtu.be/ylSmvmLqpVo

[ez]

John Lennon mentions us in a poem called, Deaf Ted, Danoota and me.

[Mister E]

John Lennon mentions us in a poem called, Deaf Ted, Danoota and me.

Is there an echo in here?

Dr Chekov may wish to ask that question.

[dr.chekov]

Can't complain. I did the same.

[dr.chekov]

There was an episode of Spooks in which a suicide bomber was a Villa fan. One of the people trying to stop him exploding his bomb said something like ‘Suicide is a bit extreme even for an Aston Villa fan, don't you think?’

[Nev]

We've been on episodes of Porridge and Crossroads (obvs). Corrie never want anything to do with us but Suranne Jones' kid was a full-kit Villa fan in Dr Foster.

I was just thinking of the Porridge mention  was it a score ??

Lenny mentions us in his prayer from "A Quiet Night In" and pretends to row with Jarvis about us being better than Newton Heath to excuse a fight between the pair. Jarvis was played by David Daker who was from Bilston, so perfect for the role.

[Percy McCarthy]

Comedy characters supporting us:

Jim Hacker (Yes, Minister)
Lennie Godber (Porridge)
Greg Davies in that odd sit com, Cuckoo (think it is called that)

He’s also a Villa fan in The Cleaner, as is a female copper

(They discuss how he missed a game because someone was sick in his shoes).

[DeKuip]

I thought it could be interesting to have a thread with cultural references to Villa/ Villa Park where you might or might not expect them. The one I’ll kick off with is MCMXIV written in 1964 by Philip Larkin. It’s just a small mention but I immediately punched the air when I heard it read out on a podcast.

The Roman numerals translate to 1914, which gives a good hint to what he is talking about, here it is:

Those long uneven lines
Standing as patiently
As if they were stretched outside
The Oval or Villa Park,
The crowns of hats, the sun
On moustached archaic faces
Grinning as if it were all
An August Bank Holiday lark;

A poem which is itself the subject of a class discussion in the brilliant “History Boys”.

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Loved the poems.

[manic-road]

Geezer Butlers bass

[Villan82]

There is an episode of mid 1990s cop show 'Backup' in which Villa play Liverpool at Villa Park.

Also, the son in Dr Foster is a Villa fan

[Percy McCarthy]

There was a cartoon in Punch way back when we ruled the world. The diner says ‘How’s the game today waiter?’.

Waiter: The Villa have won again sir.