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Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives

Everyone plays dirty.

20025.16 Seasons43 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006. The show began with a multi-lateral focus on a variety of different types of relationships explored; however, from the third series onward, the primary focus was on a complex love triangle between Tanya Turner, Amber Gates and Conrad Gates.

NetworksITV1

Themes & Keywords

sportsmoneyfootball (soccer)glamour

About Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives is a drama, soap series that first aired in 2002 exploring themes of sports, money, football (soccer), glamour. Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006. The show began with a multi-lateral focus on a variety of different types of relationships explored; however, from the third series onward, the primary focus was on a complex love triangle between Tanya Turner, Amber Gates and Conrad Gates.

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