Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives

Everyone plays dirty.

2002 · 6 seasons · 43 eps · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Soap

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Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006. The show began with a multi-lateral focus on a variety of different types of relationships explored; however, from the third series onward, the primary focus was on a complex love triangle between Tanya Turner, Amber Gates and Conrad Gates.

Directed by Laurence Moody · Written by Liz Lake

Network: ITV1

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Gillian Taylforth Jackie Pascoe
Zöe Lucker Tanya Turner
Alison Newman Hazel Bailey
Chad Shepherd Ron Bateman
Gary Lucy Kyle Pascoe
Jesse Birdsall Roger Webb
Laila Rouass Amber Gates
John Forgeham Frank Laslett
Sarah Barrand Shannon Donnelly
Peter Ash Darius Fry
Ben Price Conrad Gates
Ben Richards Bruno Milligan

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