It was confirmed today (24 September) that the award-winning Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso has obtained an official place in history.

The show now sits alongside famous historic local figures like Horace Walpole and Henry VIII at an exhibition at the Museum of Richmond.

The guidebook Wish You Were Here features an image of Richmond Bridge and says: 'From Horace Walpole to Ted Lasso.'

Inside the book a section called #BELIEVE IN RICHMOND says: "in more recent years local tourism has received a boost from an increase in film and television filming.

"Nowadays, many thousands of visitors travel to Richmond to see where TV series or Hollywood blockbuster was filmed."

It continues: "Ted Lasso, the Apple TV series about the fictional AFC Richmond football club and its charismatic American coach, sees visitors coming to Richmond from both far and wide.

"It's not unusual to find tours of fans from Korea, Japan, Australia and America exploring Richmond, its wonders opened to them by a fictional series."

Accompanying the article is a picture of Ted Lasso, played by the show's creator and actor Jason Sudeikis, carrying a tray of takeaway coffees along Paved Court where his fictional home was located.

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The museum on Whittaker Street is also stocking Ted Lasso scarves, caps, and 'Believe' badges.

British actor, Nick Mohammed, who played coach Nathan Shelley, is due to hold a Q and A session at the Duke Street Church in association with the Museum of Richmond on October 9.