The Manageress

The Manageress is a television series about a woman who becomes manager of a professional football team. It ran from 1989 to 1990 and had two seasons. The series starred Cherie Lunghi as Gabrielle Benson and Warren Clarke as the chairman of the second division club. It was independently produced for Channel 4 by Glenn Wilhide and Sophie Belhetchet at their production company, ZED Ltd. It was written by Stan Hey and Neville Smith and directed by Christopher King. The series aired for two series of six episodes on Channel 4 in 1989 and 1990.

The first season episodes were published by Penguin Books in novel form in 1989. The author was named as Stan Hey.

The series was dubbed into French for French television and the title was translated as Miss Manager et ses footballeurs.

Cast

• Cherie Lunghi - Gabriella Benson
• Warren Clarke - Martin Fisher
• Tom Georgeson - Eddie Johnson
• Adam Bareham - Anthony Coombs
• Paul Clarkson - Keith Nicholl
• Glyn Grimstead - Trevor Coughlan
• Chris Walker - Brian Rimmer
• Paul Geoffrey - Simon Benson
• David Cheesman - Charlie O'Keefe
• Robbie Gee - Tony Morris
• Mark Adams - Perry Gardner
• James Garbutt - Cedric Deness
• Alan Rowe - Charles Edwards
• David Sibley - Steve Simms
• Jill Johnson - Marjorie
• Shay Gorman - Norman Williams
• Mark Haddigan - Dave McGregor
• Mark McGann - Gary Halliwell
• Stephen Tompkinson - Jim Wilson
• Joe Dixon - Terry Moir
• Patrick Drury - Mark Sadler
• Gavin Kitchen - Kevin Hedworth
• Anthony Trent - Ken Allen
• Paul McKenzie - Paul Kennedy

Episode List

Season One :

A Man's Game

Fit

The Management Reserves the Right

Collapsible Brollies

One of Us

Home and Away

Season Two:

Doing the Business

Pingvin Lakrids

Steal Your Heart Away

A Hundred and Ten Percent

A Match for Anyone

At the End of the Day

External links

• The Manageress at the Internet Movie Database
• The Manageress at the BFI database