The Manageress

The Manageress

The series that changed the face of football.

1989•1h 0m•4.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.0/10(5)

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. The series aired for two series of six episodes on Channel 4 in 1989 and 1990.

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Production

ZED

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 11, 1989

Last Aired

May 27, 1990

Networks

Channel 4

Created By

Stan Hey

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

A Man's Game

Air date: 1989-06-11

E2

Fit

Air date: 1989-06-18

E3

The Management Reserves the Right

Air date: 1989-06-25

E4

Collapsable Brollies

Air date: 1989-07-02

E5

One of Us

Air date: 1989-07-09

E6

Home and Away

Air date: 1989-07-16

Cast

Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Cherie Lunghi

Cherie Lunghi

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