In the first of a special series of documentaries, Football Weekly presents the story of Cardiff City and Reading legend Robin Friday – the greatest footballer you've never heard of

AC Jimbo, Barry and co are on their summer holidays, but fear not, this is the first in our new series Football Weekly presents … to keep you company on those long (lonely?) summer nights.

Here, Iain Macintosh, editor of the Set Pieces, tells the tale of possibly the greatest footballer you've never heard of. Combining the skill of Matt Le Tissier with the temperament of Joey Barton and the social life of a pre-sobriety Russell Brand, Robin Friday was a cult hero at Reading and Cardiff City. But while his career on the pitch was fairly unremarkable, he left an indelible mark on English football – and he's probably the only lower-league player to have a Hollywood movie made about his life.

There's another Football Weekly presents … for you next week. In the meantime, have a listen, have a further read about our man Friday, and let us know what you think below.

Football Weekly presents... is a collaboration between the Guardian and Howler Radio, the audio offshoot of football quarterly Howler Magazine. It was written and produced in its original form by Matthew Nelson. This reworked version is brought to you Matthew and Producer Ben.