NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Sport Relief Episode
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2006
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- 6.3/1036 votesLoading...
#2 - Getting a Result
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2002
Striker Ian Walmsley is thrilled when he gets offered a place on the Earls Park first team. Meanwhile his young wife Donna starts a search for the son she and Ian gave up for adoption nine years ago. Donna's wild-child sister, Marie, arrives from Bolton to stay and immediately scores with the player she's had a crush on for years - the Sparks' charismatic captain, Jason Turner. Famous glamour model Chardonnay Lane and Earls Park FC's resident heart-throb Kyle Pascoe are looking forward to their wedding, despite the interference of Kyle's doting mother Jackie. Jason and his wife Tanya worry about their future when Earls Park announce a new signing - Italian midfielder, Salvatore Biagi, who is a serious threat to Jason's first team place. At the start-of-season party, a violent row breaks out between the Turners and the club chairman, Frank Laslett, and the consequences could be terrible!
Director: Mike Adams
Writer: Maureen Chadwick, Ann McManus
- 6.4/1020 votesLoading...
#3 - Episode 8
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 4/13/2006
Garry meddles in Tanya's financial situation and refuses to tell Jackie how Roger died - leading the pair to decide the club boss needs to answer for his actions. Liberty's latest job gets her into a tricky situation, while pregnant Lucy wonders whether to take Bruno back and Callum's behaviour at his birthday party leads a drug-fuelled Shannon to flirt with guest star Calum Best.
Director: Martin Hutchings
Writer: Liz Lake
- 6.6/1019 votesLoading...
#4 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 3/2/2006
Shannon shrugs off the attentions of an obsessive fan, but is shocked to discover he is the team's latest signing. Bruno suffers psychological torture at the hands of Amber, and Darius tries to remain optimistic about his future in football. Liberty and Urszula have a romantic weekend away in Paris, but the mood is ruined when Tremaine unexpectedly turns up at their hotel.
Director: Richard Signy
Writer: Johanne McAndrew
- 6.7/1025 votesLoading...
#5 - Take Each Game As It Comes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2002
The Turners worry about their future when they are told that Frank, who remains in a coma, could recover. Ian doesn't want to know when Donna meets the child they gave up for adoption 10 years ago. Tanya catched Jason with Donna's sister, Marie, and learns that Marie was only showing an interest in Salvatore Biagi to make Jason Jealous! Kyle's stag night is as lively as ever, at which Ian is photographed enjoying himself rather too much with two lap-dancers. Chardonnay's hen night goes up in smoke..literally when a couple of drunken fans turn aggressive and cause a terrible accident - will her wedding now take place?!
Director: Mike Adams
Writer: Maureen Chadwick, Ann McManus
- 6.7/1025 votesLoading...
#6 - A Funny Old Game
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2002
Tanya's turns to cocaine to keep her nightmares, is her cocaine habit getting increasingly out of hand? Donna vows to fight for custody of Daniel alone, then throws Ian out of the family home... But soon finds out it's going to be virtually impossible without his lawyers on her side. Ian finds that he is staying at the same hotel as his Italian team-mate Sal Biagi, and the two start to become friends. Newly-wed Chardonnay takes a pair of scissors to her long hair when she gets depressed about her burns - Kyle is concerned but his mother Jackie is less sympathetic. Jason tells Tanya that their marriage is over, but Tanya has other ideas and blackmails him into staying. Tanya befriends Frank's intensive care nurse, Janette Dunkley, so that she can keep tabs on his condition, explaining her interest by claiming that they had an affair. Nurse Dunkley, however, has very dubious motives of her own...and Tanya knows it!...
Director: Paul Duane
Writer: Liz Lake
- 6.8/1023 votesLoading...
#7 - All To Play For
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2002
Ian is back at home and is with Sal Biagi, at the request of the Stefan - much to Donna's annoyance. Tanya promises not to tell anyone of Nurse Dunkley's exploits, on condition that Nurse Dunkley persuades Frank's ex-wife and son to switch off Frank's life support...just as they're about to pull the plug, they get a nasty surprise! Jason is stopped by the police after he tries to force Sal's car off the road. Stefan makes it clear to Jason that he's on his last warning but persuades Sal to cover for his captain. Chardonnay sells the story of her ordeal to a newspaper in the hope of shaming her attackers, but the article does not turn out as she expected. Kyle spends an evening out flirting, as he is furious to see their private life all over the tabloids.
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Phil Ford
- 6.8/1021 votesLoading...
#8 - Series 4 - Episode 5
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2005
***Spoiler*** Amber has triumphed by sending Tanya packing – she's got no interest in a reconciliation with Conrad because she's determined to become a singing star, with help from Peter Andre and a track called Bhangra Bootie. Harley isn't happy now that his life with Shannon is the subject of a fly-on-the-wall documentary; gay Noah is struggling with girlfriend Bethany's insatiable desire; Darius is wrecking his life with booze; and Roger's son Seb gets a place in the Earl's Park team.
Director: Roberto Bangura
Writer: Liz Lake
- 6.9/1023 votesLoading...
#9 - Winning The Double
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2002
Jason demands to be put on the transfer list when Stefan decides to put him on the bench in favour of Sal...bored and lonely after being dropped from the team, he finds comfort in the arms of Kyle's mother Jackie. Chardonnay arranges a romantic break for herself and Ktle to aid their relationship. Sheena hangs around the training ground, hoping to meet Kyle again. Marie attempts to seduce Sal but is convinced that he's gay when he rejects her advances. Frank is slowly recovering, but has short-term memory loss and can't remember the night of the attack. Nurse Dunkley 'reminds' Frank of the affair that Tanya invented, but can Tanya keep lying?
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Jaden Clark
- 6.9/1022 votesLoading...
#10 - All Credit To The Lads
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2002
When Chardonnay faints at the gym, blood tests reveal that she is pregnant! After announcing their news to the press, Kyle is horrified to discover that he is not about to become proud dad, but in fact, a brother as the test results are those of Jackie! Jackie suggests to Kyle and Chardonay that they bring up the child as their own. Ian is made vice-captain but humiliates himself in his first match by getting sent off. Donna finds herself having a passionate encounter with Sal when she becomes irritated by Ian's obsession with his career! Kyle tell's Sheena, an obsessed fan, where his loyalties lie. Jason's hooks up with a new top agent, Hazel Bailey. Frank, persuaded by Tanya, has Jason reinstated in the team. Tanya has sex with Frank and he starts to have flashbacks about Nurse Dunkley!
Director: Julie Edwards
Writer: Jaden Clark
- 6.9/1023 votesLoading...
#11 - 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
- 6.9/1022 votesLoading...
#12 - 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
- 6.9/1020 votesLoading...
#13 - Series 3 - Episode 8
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/31/2004
Kyle's first day back at training looks doubtful when he arrives home bruised after a night of bare-knuckle boxing. Shannon has just had her lips done and Harley starts to despair. Tanya is furious as Amber appears to be winning her way back into Conrad's life - then she discovers that Noah is also a player for Conrad's affections!!
Director: Julie Edwards
Writer: Liz Lake
- 6.9/1019 votesLoading...
#14 - Series 4 - Episode 6
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2005
Bruno Milligan is furious when his club Nabakov's Cocoon gets bad publicity in the tabloids; Roger tries to keep an eye on steroid-abusing son Seb and has to make excuses to Hazel; Harley clashes with Shannon whose desire for celebrity is ruining their lives – especially when she adopts a granny to look good on the docusoap; Conrad goes to great lengths to win back Amber; Seb makes a move on stepmum Jackie after downing loads of vodka; and Amber is intervewied by Dr Neil Fox about her pop single Bhangra Bootie.
Director: S.J. Clarkson
Writer: Guy Picot
- 6.9/1019 votesLoading...
#15 - Episode 3
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/9/2006
Amber continues her campaign of psychological torture against an increasingly erratic Bruno, who is devastated to receive news from the club about his captaincy. Callum's controlling mother sets out to make Shannon's life a misery, and Tre is confused when Liberty rejects his proposal of marriage - not knowing she has her eye on somebody entirely different.
Director: Jim Loach
Writer: Liz Lake
- 6.9/1017 votesLoading...
#16 - Episode 4
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 3/16/2006
Liberty takes drastic action to save her relationship after the shock of finding herself on the tabloids' front pages. Callum's overjoyed when Shannon suggests he move in, and the pair throw a lavish housewarming. Amber decides the party is the perfect time to exact her final revenge on Bruno - but it seems he could be wise to her manipulations.
Director: Jim Loach
Writer: Liz Lake, Susan Wilkins
- 7.0/1019 votesLoading...
#17 - Series 3 - Episode 2
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2004
Amber and Conrad find themselves at the mercy of a Triad gang demanding a huge sum of money. Harley's girlfriend Shannon joins him in London, but soon finds her face doesn't fit and pays a visit to a plastic surgeon. Tanya discovers Frank is broke, and soon sets her sights on Conrad - resulting in a catfight with Amber. Kyle seeks solace in gambling dens.
Director: Laurence Moody
Writer: Liz Lake
- 7.0/1021 votesLoading...
#18 - Series 4 - Episode 8
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 5/19/2005
Roger and Jackie's marriage hits crisis point and Seb is determined to twist the knife in further. Bruno is becoming suspicious of Lucy. Noah breaks the news of his engagement to Conrad - there's no turning back now. Amber's record is getting lots of airplay, but her pop career looks doomed when Conrad is told he's being sold to Madrid. A distraught Jackie spots Roger entering a brothel and seeks comfort in the arms of her stepson.
Director: Roberto Bangura
Writer: Guy Picot
- 7.1/1026 votesLoading...
#19 - On The Ball
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2004
The day of Kyle and Chardonnay's wedding arrives, complete with a glossy magazine deal, and despite the burns Chardonnay received. Her happiness is spoiled, however, as she learns that the men who caused her injuries will not be charged! The adoptive mother of Ian and Donna Walmsley's son Daniel arrives distraught at the reception to tell them he is missing. Ian panics when the news about his secret son hits the headlines, but the Sparks' manager Stefan Hauser arranges for the club to assign a lawyer to start a custody battle on Ian and Donna's behalf. Tanya Turner starts to have nightmares about Frank Laslett , who still lies in a coma, and gets little support from Jason who is more interested in his affair with Donna's teenage sister Marie. And Donna is horrified when the Walmsleys' private lives make the papers yet again - this time, it's Ian's exploits with a couple of lap-dancers at Kyle's stag night
Director: Paul Duane
Writer: Liz Lake
- 7.1/1023 votesLoading...
#20 - 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 votesLoading...
#21 - 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 votesLoading...
#22 - ...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
- 7.1/1020 votesLoading...
#23 - 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 votesLoading...
#24 - 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
- 7.1/1021 votesLoading...
#25 - Series 3 - Episode 5
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/10/2004
Harley and Shannon wake up the morning after their wedding looking into the jaws of death - in the form of a 400 pound man-eating lion; Conrad receives a ransom demand for Amber, who has been kidnapped; and Frank appears to have a new lease of life, despite Tanya's scheming.
Director: Roberto Bangura
Writer: Harriet Warner
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"Sport Relief Episode" is the worst rated episode of "Footballers' Wives". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/15/2006. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Getting a Result".