"Footballers Wive$: Extra Time" (2005)TV series 2005-????

Creators:

Maureen Chadwick
Ann McManus

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

26 May 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Cast

Francesca Kingdon	...	Yasmin Salter (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Marc Hendrey	...	Rees Salter (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Georgina Mellor	...	Anika Beevor (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Travis Oliver	...	Oliver Ryan (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sarah Matravers	...	Joly Salter / ... (22 episodes, 2005-2006)
Marc Bannerman	...	Matt Bryant (18 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jack Pierce	...	Cash Brown (17 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dominique Moore	...	Chanel O'Grady (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Tom Swire	...	Seb Webb (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nicholas Ball	...	Garry Ryan (14 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ben Richards	...	Bruno Milligan (11 episodes, 2005-2006)

Also Known As:

Footballers Wive$: Overtime (USA)

Runtime:

UK:30 min (including commercials) (12 episodes, series 1) | UK:45 min (including commercials) (13 episodes, series 2)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | UK:15 | Australia:MA

Company:

Shed Productions

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Footballers' Wives" (2002)

Was it really necessary?

Okay, I love Footballers Wives as much as the next person (Assuming the next person likes it too, that is.) But it's led me to think - was Footballers Wives - Extra Time really necessary? The plot lines are really weak, and the acting of the new characters is very wooden.

The old cast - Helen Latham, Jamie Davis and Ben Richards to name but a few - are still good, of course, and always will be in my eyes. But the newer cast- Bruno's children and Tanya's sister - are dreadful. I really hope they're not going to be on the actual programme when it is brought back on ITV.

All this series is to me is a desperate attempt to milk more out of a show that sadly, seems to be coming to an end in itself.