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Playing the Field
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Playing the Field

1998-03-08 · 60 min / episode · ★ 5.3

Drama

The on-the-field trials and tribulations and the off-the-field lives, loves and infidelities of 'The Castlefield Blues', an under funded, badly managed ladies football team from South Yorkshire in the north of England whose loyalty to the team, the game and each other far exceeds their chances of ever winning the championship.

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Creators
Kay Mellor
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Ended

Top Cast

Marsha ThomasonMarsha ThomasonSharon Pearce
Gaynor FayeGaynor FayeHolly Quinn
Debra StephensonDebra StephensonDiane Powell
Lorraine AshbourneLorraine AshbourneGeraldine Powell
Lesley SharpLesley SharpTheresa Mullen
Melanie HillMelanie HillRita Dolan
Nicholas GleavesNicholas GleavesRick Powell
Ricky TomlinsonRicky Tomlinson
Tim DantayTim Dantay
Tracy Whitwell
Saira ToddSaira Todd
James NesbittJames Nesbitt

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