Lancashire reacts to Freddie Flintoff's possible return to TV

Lancashire Post

Freddie Flintoff is reportedly set to resume filming for the BBC again this winter, find out how the public react to the news.

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00:00 Former cricket player turned TV star Freddie Flintoff has been notably absent from our

00:04 TV screens ever since he suffered a crash whilst filming Top Gear in December 2022.

00:10 Last week he was pictured publicly for the first time since the crash and now it's reported

00:15 that he'll be returning to filming in winter for the second series of his popular BBC show

00:20 Filled Dreams.

00:21 So I'm going out on the streets of his home county Lancashire to garner some public reaction

00:26 to the news.

00:27 Let's see what they have to say.

00:29 How do you feel about Freddie Flintoff perhaps coming back to TV?

00:32 I think it'll be great.

00:34 It'll be great to see him on TV again.

00:37 Are you a fan of Filled Dreams?

00:39 Yes, I was so pleased to see him helping those young lads and particularly that lad from

00:45 Afghanistan.

00:46 It was just great to see how he could relate to those young lads and he could do so much

00:54 for our local community.

00:58 It was a pity that more people weren't involved on the day that they had the cricket match

01:06 because I think lots of us would have gone down but somehow we just missed the advertising.

01:12 Well maybe for the second series you might get a chance?

01:15 Oh I hope so.

01:16 If I know about it I'll be there.

01:19 How do you feel about Freddie Flintoff being back on your screen?

01:22 I think he's really good, especially since he's just come back from injury and he went

01:27 through a lot of the Top Gear show.

01:31 I think it's really good for him, especially due to mental health and a lot of it.

01:34 He was quite a bit of an advocate at the time and I think it's really good for him.

01:38 Did you watch him on Top Gear?

01:40 I watched him a bit, yeah.

01:41 I think because my family was quite big on Top Gear so I had to watch it.

01:46 I enjoyed it and I knew him a little bit beforehand with radio shows and things and The Last Leg

01:52 especially and things like that.

01:53 But no, it was really entertaining.

01:54 So this is about A Field of Dreams, have you heard of that show?

01:58 I've not heard of the show but I'd love to look more into it.

02:04 It seems like it would be quite an interesting watch.

02:06 So you know it's about cricket?

02:08 Yes.

02:09 Are you interested in cricket?

02:10 My family is.

02:11 I had a big cricket and rugby household so it kind of got pushed into me.

02:16 But no, I think it's going to be a good watch especially if it goes more into the depths

02:24 of the cricket world and how it affects you as a performer or athlete.

02:30 How do you feel about Freddie Flintoff returning to our screens for A Field of Dreams series

02:33 2?

02:34 Yeah, to be honest, A Field of Dreams, I hadn't heard of it as a show but I saw that he was

02:40 back pitched this weekend which was great to see.

02:43 Great to see him back to his health, especially after what happened last year.

02:49 Will I watch A Field of Dreams?

02:50 I might do.

02:51 Now I've read up about it, the show sounds fantastic.

02:54 It's great cause behind it.

02:57 But yeah, the main thing is he's back to his health and he's back to doing what he loves.

03:01 So pleased for him.

03:02 Are you a Prestonian?

03:03 I am.

03:04 So does it make you proud to see him back?

03:05 I'm very proud to see him back.

03:06 It'll be good for the sport especially, definitely.

03:07 I think especially with it being his first show back on TV, after what happened, I'm

03:18 definitely more likely to tune into season 2 and then catch up on season 1 as well.

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