Annette Badland's Mae dies in Ted Lasso Season 4, episode honours Anthony Head
Pub owner Mae Green dies in Ted Lasso's penultimate season 4 episode after joining the team for an away match.
Mae accepts Ted's invitation to travel with the women's football team for a crucial away game against Bristol. In the locker room, she shares her childhood dream of playing football before addressing the team.
The Greyhounds win 4-2, but shortly after, Mae suffers a medical emergency and dies. The episode is dedicated to actor Anthony Head, who played Rupert Mannion in the series' first three seasons and died from pneumonia complications at age 72.
Badland, 76, told Deadline she learned of her character's death shortly before filming began.
- Bristol City WFC
- Opponent
- 4-2
- Match score
- 76
- Annette Badland age
- 72
- Anthony Head age at death
Why it mattersMae's death in the penultimate episode gives the series weight as it approaches the finale.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect yet, though Ted Lasso streams on Apple TV and has viewers across Australia following the series.
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