Country of origin United Kingdom Original network Sky1 | No. of episodes 31 | |
Original release October 16, 2005 – May 14, 2006 | ||
The ninth series of Dream Team was broadcast on Sky1 from October 2005 to May 2006, covering the 2005-06 English football season. It followed the story of Harchester United in their first back in the Premiership after winning promotion at the end of the previous season.
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Season nine of Dream Team saw the programme undergo a major revamp in an attempt to stem the continuing decline of ratings in previous years. Various new characters were introduced, a new title sequence and remixed theme music were introduced, and more often dealt with storylines of a more grittier nature, that had first been explored towards the conclusion of the previous season. 31 episodes were produced in this season, one fewer than previous. This included a 90-minute feature-length special midway during the run as well as two episodes being shown back to back towards the conclusion of the season.
Cast
Only Danny Sullivan, Ryan Naysmith and Darren Tyson remained from the playing squad of season 8, the latter of three becoming a main cast member for the first time. New characters included enigmatic brothers Casper and Eugene Rose, Liam Mackay, physio Ashleigh King, secretary Amy Kerrigan and football agent Chloe Tyler. Lynda Block also returned to the series after a three-year absence, though had made guest appearances in seasons 6 and 7 beforehand.
Main cast
Supporting cast
In addition there were cameo appearances throughout the season by various Sky Sports News anchors as themselves. Kevin Keatings remained as match commentator for the fourth consecutive season.