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6.4/10 TV Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 2 First episode date 11 June 1989 Network Channel 4 Executive producer Glenn Wilhide | 8.2/10 IMDb Theme music composer Michael Kamen Original language(s) English No. of episodes 12 Final episode date 27 May 1990 Number of episodes 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Cherie Lunghi
Warren Clarke Cast Cherie Lunghi, Warren Clarke Similar Pat & Cabbage, The Brief, Covington Cross, The Monocled Mutineer, Casualty 1900s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
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
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