Playing For Real (BBC One 1988, Patricia Kerrigan, Alec Heggie)

Comedy drama series. When Billy Buchan dies, his daughter Chrissie takes over the running of his subutteo football team installing herself as player/manager of Real Falkirk, much to the initial distress of her all male team-mates.

cast
PATRICIA KERRIGAN as Chrissie Buchan
ALEC HEGGIE as Sam Montgomery
JAKE D’ARCY as Dougie Kemp
IAIN ANDREW as Mo Maconachie
DAVID MELDREW as Bern McAvennie
LAWRIE McNICOL as Toni Rossi
SANDY SELCH as Perry Gilbert-Walker
ANNE KRISTEN as Agnes Buchan
JULIET CADZOW as Teresa Kelly
MICHAEL GARNER as Elton Trelford

production info
First Air Date: July 29th, 1988
Last Air Date: September 2nd, 1988
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Network: BBC One
Creator: Julie Welch
Producer: Tim Aspinall
Director: Jim Hill
Number of Seasons: 1 Seasons
Number of Episodes: 6 Episodes

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