Vinnie Jones on getting sober, mediating with Steven Seagal, and the Gazza incident
The Louis Theroux PodcastShow Notes
Louis is back on the road, this time to visit actor, footballer and professional hard man Vinnie Jones at his Sussex farm. The pair discuss Vinnie’s journey to sobriety, a bizarre standoff with Steven Seagal, and the real story behind those photos with Paul ‘Gazza’ Gascoigne.
Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.
Links/Attachments:
TV Show: The Gentlemen, (2024-present)
https://www.netflix.com/title/81437051
Book: A Kestrel for a Knave, Barry Hines (1968)
https://www.waterstones.com/book/a-kestrel-for-a-knave/barry-hines/9780141184982
Film: Kes, (1969)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064541/
Film: My Cousin Vinny, (1992)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104952/
Film: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, (1998)
https://www.netflix.com/title/16944044
Film: Snatch, (2000)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208092/
Film: Year One, (2009)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045778/
Film: Swordfish, (2001)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244244/
Producer: Millie Chu
Senior Assistant Producer: Maisie Ellen Williams
Assistant Producer: Andy Cook
Junior Production Manager: Rosie Pender
Production Executive: Francesca Bassett
Original Music: Miguel D’Oliveira
Video Editor: Scott Edwards
Audio Editor: Tom Guest
Executive Producer: Arron Fellows
A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify.
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