Gazza is an RTS-Award winning [1] two-part British television documentary about the English footballer Paul Gascoigne.
Through archive footage, the documentary tells the story of Paul Gascoigne, from the "Gazzamania" era of his fame to his struggles with alcoholism and mental health issues.
[11][6][12] Reviews in the i and the Evening Standard were each one star lower, commenting on the lack of analysis provided from a production made up of archive footage, though the latter wrote of the film that it was “Exhausting, appalling, exhilarating, and the intimate footage frequently fascinating"[13][7][8] Alison Rowat of The Herald commented of the first episode "It was a familiar, depressing story, too much so.
[14] Sam Parker of GQ Magazine wrote, "Part 2 of the documentary pivots quite abruptly into something more akin to cultural history than biography, making a malevolent main character of Brooks in particular – then merely a hyper ambitious showbiz reporter – who over several years befriended Gazza and his wife Cheryl with the intention of exploiting them from the inside.
[15] The series received praise from famous footballing names including Eddie Howe who called it "fascinating".