Vinnie Jones on getting sober, mediating with Steven Seagal, and the Gazza incident

The Louis Theroux Podcast

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Wednesday, 21 October 2026 - 1 hour 21 minutes

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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