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Playing the Field

1998–2002 · 5 seasons

A grounded, warm-hearted ensemble drama about ordinary women chasing a game they love, mixing everyday struggles with team spirit.

Created by
Kay Mellor
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, family, work, class
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Created by
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Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Kay Mellor
    Written by
    Russell Lewis, Sally Wainwright
    Starring
    Marsha Thomason, Gaynor Faye, Debra Stephenson, Lorraine Ashbourne, Lesley Sharp, Melanie Hill, Nicholas Gleaves, Ricky Tomlinson
    Length
    5 seasons, 32 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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