6.9/1022 votes#1 - Just Can't Give Up
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2003
Five months have passed since the end of series 1...5 months of hell for Donna and Ian, whose daughter Holly is still missing. Tanya and Frank are in court...not because of Tanya's attack on Frank but because she claims he raped her! Jackie has had her baby in the States and is happily claiming that it's Kyle and Chardonnay's - how long will this act be successful as Jason is beginning to realise that it's his baby from his one night stand with Jackie. Tanya withdrew her allegations against Frank but nothijg happened because she convinced the court that he had mental problems. Ian faced being dropped from the team - especially when he left a game, without telling anyone, to follow a postman with a lead on his daughter's whereabouts...
Director: Julie Edwards
Writer: Liz Lake
- 7.1/1022 votes
#2 - The Ties That Bind
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2003
Ian and Donna are overjoyed to have Holly home...but not so delighted when Stefan tells them that Ian is to be put on the transfer list! Jason has a chat with Jackie about the baby, that he now knows is his. Kyle is questioned by the police...as well as Chardonnay and the press... about the body in the pool - did he have an affair? - After some good work by Hazel though, he was given a full apology when it emerges that he didn't. Chardonnay catches Jackie breastfeeding the baby. After a night drinking with Hazel, Tanya wakes up in bed next to Hazel!...oh dear!
Director: Julie Edwards
Writer: Helen Childs
- 7.1/1022 votes
#3 - Go For the Overkill
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2003
Jackie begins to search for a new home. Jason wants to be a father...but Tanya doesn't want kids! Tanya's cocaine habit is exposed to the public when she is arrested for possessing Class A drugs! Ian is devastated to learn that Donna has been having an affair with Sal, so leaves to stay in a hotel...where he has a drink and drugs cocktail...! The Pascoe's Christen their baby son and are surprised at the gift they receive from the Turners.
Director: David Holroyd
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1024 votes
#4 - ...And In With the New
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2003
Ian tells Frank where to stick his contract and leaves Earl's Park FC for good. Jason and Jackie are determined to get back baby Paddy but differ in their planned tactics. Tanya is determined to 'win' her arguement with Jason and decides to sleep with Darius, the team's new 17 year-old recruit! Sal and Donna are surprised at how well Ian is taking his break-up. Tanya says on live TV that Jason is an impotent alcoholic! While Donna has second thoughts about her new life with Sal, Jason snatches baby Paddy from the Pascoe's!!
Director: David Holroyd
Writer: Liz Lake
- 6.9/1022 votes
#5 - A Change of Career?
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2003
Depressed and lonely after discovering that Donna has gone back to Ian, Sal falls into the arms of Fredrica...Stefan's daughter. Tanya worms her way back into the marital home, but even so, Jason treats her badly. Tanya's due in court for drugs offences...will she get sent to prison?! Jason manages to talk his way out of trouble with the Pascoe's and even persuades Kyle to let Jackie keep the baby for the time being. Tanya has another encounter with Darius. Jackie and Jason try to decide what to do about baby Paddy, but have more important things on their mind when he develops a fever.
Director: Craig Lines
Writer: Liz Lake
- 7.1/1020 votes
#6 - Facing the Truth
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2003
Jason and Jackie were told that since surgery wasn't an option for Paddy, they would have to wait to see how the situation unfolded. Jason nearly caught Tanya with Darius again, but then confided his terrible secret to her! Hazel told the Pascoe's that they would have to be seen with baby Paddy, in order to stop the suspicions of the press and later, at Sal's house, had to put up with a drunken Freddie pesterring her and Sal for a threesome!! Jason and Tanya decided to give their marriage another go. Archie, Stefan's right hand man, pestered Freddie for a date again. Tanya bribed the matron and then hired a double to do all her community service, but received a nasty surprise in the form of Nurse Janette Dunkley...the only person who knows the truth about what happened with Frank!...
Director: Craig Lines
Writer: Jaden Clark
- 7.1/1020 votes
#7 - Bitter Medicine
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2003
Kyle finally loses his temper and so teaches Jason a lesson he won't forget in a hurry. Darius tells Tanya how he feels, but doesnt get the reaction he'd have expected. Jason thrills Tanya by telling her that he wants them to renew their wedding vows...but then gets cosy with Fredrica who is trying to make Sal jealous! The Turners hold a press conference to raise awareness of baby Paddy's condition. Jannette Dunkley's collaboration with Frank (using a hidden microphone) goes drastically wrong when Tanya says too much during their meal... but will Frank get the information he needs?!
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Jaden Clark
- 7.7/1023 votes
#8 - Fall From Grace
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2003
Freddie tries to make Sal jealous by going on a date with Jason. Kyle and Chardonnay try to make peace with Jason, but he refuses to cooperate, horrifying Jackie with his loathing for baby Paddy. Tanya is busy planning the ceremony to renew her wedding vows, but unplanned rows ruin the occasion. Jackie packs her bags and leaves, with baby Paddy. A secret from Freddie's past, involving Archie, is revealed. A drunken Jason falls...or rather is pushed off the roof...Is he dead?!...Who's responsible?!...
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Liz Lake
The Best Episodes of Footballers' Wives Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Just Can't Give Up" is the best rated episode of "Footballers' Wives" season 2. It scored 6.9/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Julie Edwards and written by Liz Lake, it aired on 1/8/2003. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Ties That Bind".