Richmond superfan and Crown & Anchor pub owner Mae Green passes away in the stands while supporting the Lady Greyhounds against Bristol City in Episode 9 of Ted Lasso Season 4, streaming now on Apple TV.
Mae Green’s Final Away Match With the Lady Greyhounds
The penultimate episode of Ted Lasso Season 4 delivers a major emotional blow. Titled Mae Rides The Bus, the ninth episode of the season bids farewell to Richmond fixture Mae Green, played by Annette Badland, who dies doing what she loves in the audience stands during an away match against Bristol City.
Ever since the show’s initial run began, Mae has remained a vital presence, making her first appearance during only the second episode ever produced.
The Crown & Anchor pub owner was given a spot on the team transportation for the away fixture after mentioning that navigating the two and a half hour drive might prove difficult given her level of seasoning
. Consequently, Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) and Ted (Jason Sudeikis) welcome her aboard the squad’s shuttle, where the players warmly incorporate Mae into their inner circle throughout the journey.
“That’s what happens. You’re involved with folks, and they disappear. They go, and she loved her life,” Annette Badland told Deadline. “She made the very best of her life and really relished it. So she went, I suppose, for her, in the very best way.”
Annette Badland, actor
Annette Badland Reacts to the Season 4 Shocker
Asked if she had prior knowledge of the plot twist upon signing on for season 4, Badland responded: No, I didn’t know, and I didn’t know till about, I suppose, maybe November. We were only an episode away filming that.
I was shocked, but I’m very proud being in the show, and I admire Jason [Sudeikis]. I think the series is so successful because people smell it’s very genuine. The audience know it’s not made cynically. It’s not a product. It’s something Jason wants to say about the world and how we are, so you have to trust that.
I don’t know when I’ll die. You just don’t know. So, being told that it was going to happen quite close to it being filmed, you just have to go. 'Well, that’s [that]'. She
The Ongoing Battle Over AFC Richmond Shares
While the team celebrated a massive victory on the pitch, off-pitch boardroom politics continued to churn. Episode 8 revealed that numerous supporters had secretly sold portions of Richmond’s 49 percent fan-owned stake through offshore accounts. Rebecca initially suspected her poisonous ex-husband Rupert Mannion was attempting to claw back control of the club.
Episode 9 made its official debut via Apple on September 30, accompanied by a description that places Mae traveling alongside the Lady Greyhounds while the Richmond campaign arrives at a delicate crossroads.
At the age of 72, Head passed away in June, having previously transformed Rupert Mannion—Rebecca Welton’s toxic former spouse—into one of the television program’s most delightfully detestable figures.
Ted Lasso has finally honored Anthony Head, and Apple TV kept the gesture beautifully spare. Season 4, Episode 9, Mae Rides the Bus, ends with the words In memory of Anthony Head
appearing on screen as Kingfishr’s Oh Love plays.
