The Manageress


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 Gabriella 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.
The first-season episodes were published by Penguin Books in novel form in 1989. The author was named as Stan Hey.
The series was dubbed into French for French television and the title was translated as Miss Manager et ses footballeurs.

Cast

Season One :
A Man's Game
Fit
The Management Reserves the Right
Collapsible Brollies
One of Us
Home and Away
Season Two:
Doing the Business
Pingvin Lakrids
Steal Your Heart Away
A Hundred and Ten Percent
A Match for Anyone
At the End of the Day