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A look back at one of British sport's golden moments - the 1985 World Championship Snooker final. At its peak, over 18 and a half million people sat glued to...
May 8, 2010 · 2010 marks the Silver Jubilee of one of British sport's golden moments - the 1985 World Championship Snooker final.
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Davis v Taylor: The '85 Black Ball Final: Directed by Nicholas Etherton. With Colin Murray, Steve Davis, Graeme Dott, Trevor East. A look at the 1985 Snooker World Championship final when Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor battled past midnight as over 18million people watched on television.
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- Nicholas Etherton
- 2010
May 2, 2010 · Eighty Five: The Black Ball Final: With Steve Davis, Alex Higgins, David Icke, Colin Murray. Colin Murray looks back at the 1985 World Championship Snooker final. Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor battled past midnight, as over 18 million viewers watched on BBC Two.
- Documentary, Sport
- 60
- 2010-05-02
- Steve Davis, Alex Higgins, David Icke
The 1985 World Snooker Championship final, also known as the black-ball final, was played on the weekend of 27–28 April 1985 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The final of the 1985 World Snooker Championship was between defending world champion Steve Davis and 1979 runner-up Dennis Taylor.
- Winner ( 1981, 1983 and 1984 )
- Pictured in 2004
- English
- John Williams
But what about the role Davis played in the black ball final of 1985? A seemingly indestructible robot malfunctioned seriously during that deciding frame, portraying a vulnerable, almost human face that many of us didn’t think was possible.
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Apr 12, 2002 · 1985: The black ball final. Dennis Taylor's remarkable 18-17 victory over Steve Davis on the final black has justifiably become regarded as one of the great moments in British sport. A...
