Playing the Field

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.

Drama

Playing the Field

Drama

Created By: Kay Mellor
First Aired on: Mar 08, 1998
Popularity: 8.5662: 5 votes
Networks: (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 5 seasons, 32 episodes

Season 1

Aired 27 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1Episode 160 min
Theresa Mullen is about to be married to her fiance Eddie Ryan, but things don't always turn out as you plan.
Episode 2Episode 260 min
Theresa and Eddie have returned from their honeymoon in Cornwall and are looking forward to spending some time together in their new house, but when the arrive home they find that Theresa's father and brothers Matthew and Luke have let themselves in!
Episode 3Episode 360 min
Shazza lives in Beaumont House, a residential home. Today is her 20th birthday and she is told it is about time she found somewhere else to live independently. Shazza is upset by this news and takes her usual pick me up of drugs and heads off to the training session.
Episode 4Episode 460 min
Jo is taking the news that her mother is really Theresa badly. She refuses to speak to her as she cannot believe that such a big secret has been kept from her for 19 years. It is a week after Jo first heard the news and Theresa refuses to give up on her. The rest of the team know something is wrong but don't know what.
Episode 5Episode 560 min
The team have returned from their match at London, but for Geraldine there is no cause for celebration. Dave knows all about her affair with Rick and confronts her. They end up in a heated argument when Geraldine in her anger goads Dave about Rick's sexual performance.