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

User Rating:

6.7/10   

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:

Frank Laslett: I think you should be my agent, I'm the one who needs an image makeover.
Hazel Bailey: Sorry Frank, even if you gave both your kidneys to dying babies you'd still smell like a septic tank.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Favouritism: Boy George's Queerest TV Moments (#1.1)" (2005)

Footballers' Wives clearly tops over Footballers' Wives, Overtime

Footballers' Wives clearly tops over Footballers' Wives, Overtime. The series that captured the audience and kept it was clearly the series that included the Tanya and Jason Turner characters and the entire ensemble during that period which includes the actors as well as the directors. They were all bigger than life. Immediately with the onset of Footballers's Wives, Overtime, something was lost. It just became substandard when compared with the original series. It was predictable and lost it's special edge that kept it exciting but quality. Lost a desire to watch it after the first season of Overtime. Tried, but the spark is not there.