"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:

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

Rubbish on a grand scale!

As this came out of the same stable as the excellent "Bad Girls" I was really looking forward to this, their second project. What I expected and what has actually been produced are two entirely different things. As butt clenching bad story-lines go, this has them all. Every tabloid cliche you can think of and some very bad acting which you cannot really blame the actors for as the material they are working with is so awful. It is so bad it will be probably gain cult status in the same way "Eldorado" did for the BBC. I should think most footballers wives are either laughing their heads off at this or are mortally offended depending on their ability to take a joke...stick to women behind bars shed not boots!!!!!