Based on the reported bad boy of bowls Griff Sanders, Blackball is a classic tale of triumph over adversity.
In the sleepy seaside town of Torquay, lawn bowls is taken very seriously. None more so than by the long reigning county champion, Ray Speight, a legendary player and strict enforcer of his beloved club's arcane rule book. But now his title is threatened. Paul Kaye plays Cliff Starkey, a loveable rogue from the wrong side of town with a talent for bowls who takes on the establishment and wins.