"Footballers' Wives" (2002) TV series 2002-????

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Writer:

Paul Marquess (idea)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

8 January 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Where life can never be too rich or trashy...

Plot:

Footballer$ Wives had changed a lot. It started with the Turners, Pascoes and Walmsleys, with a string of other characters too...

Plot Keywords:

Lesbianism | Attempted Rape | Cocaine | Catfight | Adultery

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Gillian Taylforth	...	Jackie Pascoe / ... (38 episodes, 2002-2006)
Zoe Lucker	...	Tanya Turner / ... (35 episodes, 2002-2006)
Alison Newman	...	Hazel Bailey (28 episodes, 2002-2005)
Chad Shepherd	...	Ron Bateman (27 episodes, 2002-2006)
Gary Lucy	...	Kyle Pascoe (25 episodes, 2002-2004)
Jesse Birdsall	...	Roger Webb (24 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sarah Barrand	...	Shannon Lawson / ... (23 episodes, 2004-2006)
Laila Rouass	...	Amber Gates (22 episodes, 2004-2006)
John Forgeham	...	Frank Laslett (21 episodes, 2002-2004)
Peter Ash	...	Darius Fry (21 episodes, 2003-2006)
Ben Price	...	Conrad Gates (18 episodes, 2004-2005)
Susie Amy	...	Chardonnay Lane-Pascoe / ... (17 episodes, 2002-2004)
Ben Richards	...	Bruno Milligan (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Helen Latham	...	Lucy Milligan / ... (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Cristian Solimeno	...	Jason Turner (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jamie Davis	...	Harley Lawson (16 episodes, 2004-2005)
Daniel Schutzmann	...	Salvatore Biagi (16 episodes, 2002-2003)
Philip Bretherton	...	Stefan Hauser (16 episodes, 2002-2003)

Also Known As:

Footballers' Wive$ (UK) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

49 min (25 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M | UK:15 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Thailand

Company:

Carlton Television

Trivia:

'Alison Newman' didn't have to audition for the role of Hazel Bailey. Executive Producer Brian Park thought she would be perfect for the role, having worked with her on "Bad Girls" (1999) where she played the deadly Renee Williams

Quotes:

Hazel Bailey: You're late.
Jason Turner: Yeah... traffic
Hazel Bailey: Car knocked over a cyclist outside Piccadilly tube, you, being a good Samaritan stopped and dialed 999... if you're going to make an excuse, spin it so you win it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Sex on Trial: The Soapstar Story (2007) (TV)

COMPULSORY TV viewing

Footballers' Wives is better then a lot of the crap that comes out of America these days. The show is best described as one of the most scandalous series aired ever where nothing goes untouched.

The action is based around the lives of the stars of a fictional premiership football team 'Earls Park'. Whilst the players themselves are outrageous, the behavior of their wives and girlfriends is beyond words....these women are cold hearted and ruthless, and will do anything to succeed, whether it be in terms of column inches or in order to bed the latest young star.

The characters are consumed by the wealth they get from their careers at the club, but their lives are also rife with manipulation, double-crossing, lying and cheating. The show drags you in with its steamy story lines, outrageous twists of fate and crazy cliffhangers, cat-fights

The show makes Melrose Place, Desperate housewives, Models INC. look like the Brady bunch.

Now with 4 series been under the shows belt, the series has become a cult hit across the globe.

The series has some of the UK's finest actors including Zoe Lucker (Tanya), Ben Price (Conrad), Alison Newman (Hazel).

Did you know that the series has been filmed on location in Thailand and Spain, When Tanya goes to HMP Larkhall prison for grade A drug possession she actually appears in series 6 of Bad Girls. The wives clothing is supplied by Versace, Robert Cavalli and Dolce and Gabbana. The stars on the show often buy some of the outrageous and simply glamorous costumes once filming has been completed.

The show is filmed on location in Chipstead FC

Rearranging the letters of 'Footballers' wives' gives: " We boil fast, lovers "

Tanya turner played by Zoe Lucker has to be one of the best villains to be in a drama series to date.

Must see COMPULSORY TV viewing at its best !!!!!