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Not a theme I am familiar with but Google helped ... but I am now in the same boat as you . It might take as long as the rest of the puzzle combined.

I think I have it now, unless this is a red herring. I have no idea who the senior adversary is, however, but the phrase is well-known.

All done on Saturday afternoon. Arsenal winning and (hope not to cause offence) the candidate I served as Election Agent winning here as well. Thanks Puffin.

Yes WS you did cause offence…..Arsenal winning not a reason for celebrating in this household! Thanks Puffin for a puzzle for my level and some knowledge of the theme too.

Yes quite gentle ... But as a life-long supporter (62 years attending) of North London rivals, now have to suffer on this site apart from my grief from 'the trouble and strife' - a life-long 'gooner' ... HaHa ...

You know it’s an easy one when there are only 15 comments on this thread! (Well, 16 now). Still enjoyable though

Is there a handy online ref to find the 2-word phrase? I really don't fancy wading through the entire thing again! Also, is there any significance to the presence of the 5-letter nickname of one of the main antagonists, or even a slightly wonky biscuit/Italian national hero?

I'm struggling with that too. I'm unfamiliar with the work in question but a search using the names took me to the source. The three names are straightforward but I can't see this two word phrase anywhere. It's driving me mad!

Ptobes and The18racer,
The 2 words are at the end of a much longer phrase. You then need a cryptic representation of the term in the grid.

Also, given that there is left-right symmetry in the representation of the term, the middle of the seven letters must occur in the central column.