The Manageress

The Manageress
Starring	Cherie Lunghi Warren Clarke
Theme music composer	Michael Kamen
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer(s)	Glenn Wilhide Sophie Belhetchet
Running time	60mins
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	11 June 1989 (1989-06-11) – 27 May 1990 (1990-05-27)
External links
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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.

Cast

• Cherie Lunghi - Gabriella Benson
• Warren Clarke - Martin Fisher
• Tom Georgeson - Eddie Johnson
• Adam Bareham - Anthony Coombs
• Paul Clarkson - Keith Nicholl
• Glyn Grimstead - Trevor Coughlan
• Chris Walker - Brian Rimmer
• Paul Geoffrey - Simon Benson
• David Cheesman - Charlie O'Keefe
• Robbie Gee - Tony Morris
• Mark Adams - Perry Gardner
• James Garbutt - Cedric Deness
• Alan Rowe - Charles Edwards
• David Sibley - Steve Simms
• Jill Johnson - Marjorie
• Shay Gorman - Norman Williams
• Mark Haddigan - Dave McGregor
• Mark McGann - Gary Halliwell
• Stephen Tompkinson - Jim Wilson
• Joe Dixon - Terry Moir
• Patrick Drury - Mark Sadler
• Gavin Kitchen - Kevin Hedworth
• Anthony Trent - Ken Allen
• Paul McKenzie - Paul Kennedy

External links

• The Manageress at IMDb
• The Manageress at the BFI database