"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

Colour:

Colour

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:

Jason Turner: I hope your freakoid baby dies, Kyle!

Movie Connections:

Edited into Footballers' Wives Exposed (2004) (TV)

Very good drama

This show gives a new meaning to the word sensationalism but it's fabulous. The show is so bad that it's funny at the same time with it's colourful characters. The show is bad but in a good way, it certainly provides me with a form of escapism. Tanya Turner played by Zoe Lucker is a super mad bitch who behaves very desperate housewife-esquire and she's just great. She left the series last time though but let's hope that she'll appear in the next one. I think the show isn't as good without the original cast that made it so great but hopefully they'll be able to create a few more characters who prove to be just as successful.