Dream Team (TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
| Starring | Present Cast Alison King Jamie Lomas Frankie Fitzgerald Naomi Ryan Julie Healy Jonathan Howard Lucinda Kennard Junior Nunoo Duncan Pow Jessica Jane James Floyd |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of episodes | 387 (Series 1 - 9) |
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| Running time | 1 Hour (including commercial breaks) |
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| Original channel | Sky One |
| Original run | October 14, 1997 – May, 2007 |
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Dream Team is a British television series produced by Hewland International and aired by Sky One and Sky Three, that chronicles the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United F.C..
A significant part of the action, including game play, is shot at The New Den, the home ground of the Football League One club Millwall.
The series is currently in its 10th and final season. Although the show has had a long and successful run, its viewing figures have been in decline recently and the cancellation of the show has been announced. The final ever episode is to be screened June 3rd 2007.
The club is based in the fictional town of Harchester (which is said to be close to Tamworth) in the West Midlands. The most popular stars of the show are Alison King who plays Lynda Block and Terry Kiely who played Karl Fletcher.
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[edit] Season 2006/2007
The final season is coming to a head at Harchester United as the gates at the Dragon's Lair, the home of fictional UK football team Harchester United, open for one last time. The future of the team is uncertain, despite winning the FA Cup last season. Will Liam MacKay be able to play football again after fighting a lifetime ban? With Ashleigh King being revealed as Casper Rose's murderer, will his brother Eugene ever find out that it was his other brother - Alex Dempsey - who killed him?
A new arrival takes charge at the club as Jimmy Craig becomes manager, and brings his 18 year old daughter, Gemma, with him.
Jason Porter, who has been a life-long fan and season ticket holder, is now on the pitch trying to take Harchester to the top.
The series has lost many influential characters, including Alex Dempsey, Lynda Block, Ryan Naysmith and Ashley King. This gives the impression that Dream Team will lose most of its planned scripts.
Season 10 premiered on Sky One on October 29, 2006 and continues every Sunday at 8PM.
[edit] Cast
Current members of the cast (as of Episode One of Season 10)
- Alison King
as Lynda Block (1998-2002, 2003, 2005-2006) - Jamie Lomas
as Alex Dempsey (2005-2006) - Lucinda Kennard
as Amy Kerrigan (2005-2007) - Naomi Ryan
as Ashleigh King (2005-2006) - Julie Healy
as Chloe Tyler (2005-2007) - Jessica Jane
as Cindi Marshall (2005-2007) - Danny Husbands
as Danny Sullivan (2001-2007) - Junior Nunoo
as Eugene Rose (2005-2007) - Jonathan Howard
as Gavin Moody (2005-2007) - Duncan Pow
as Liam Mackay (2005-2007) - Sapphire Elia
as Gemma Craig (2006-2007) - Frankie Fitzgerald
as Jason Porter (2006-2007) - Danny Midwinter
as Jimmy Craig (2006-2007) - Amy Perfect
as Katy Irwin (2006-2007) - James Floyd
as Miguel Lopez (2006-2007)
For a list of characters that have appeared on Dream Team, see Dream Team Characters.
See also: List of Dream Team cast members
[edit] Current squad
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For a list of previous seasons squads, see Dream Team - past squads
[edit] Karl Fletcher
Arguably the most famous character in Dream Team was Karl Fletcher (played by Terry Kiely), who became the series' stalwart character, remaining a fixture in the cast from the beginning of season 1 through to the end of season 8. During his tenure with Harchester, Fletch was briefly promoted to manager, became a father, married (and divorced) physiotherapist Abi Fletcher, and was briefly jailed. At the end of season 8, he was finally killed by deranged manager Don Barker.
The death of Fletch was seen by many as a desperate attempt to boost falling ratings, but in truth lay in the fact that Kiely wanted to pursue other projects (namely Channel 5 soap-opera Family Affairs) and had grown tired with the character. Fletcher (or 'Fletch' as he was affectionately known) remained the most popular character throughout the entire show, topping the popularity ratings each year until the character's death.
[edit] Acting Career Launches
Dream Team managed to open promising careers to more actors than any other dramas which aired on Sky One. Alison King (who played Lynda Block) starred in BBC One's sitcom Help! as one of the primary cast members and also appeared in numerous amount of supporting and leading roles in independent films, some receiving international attentions. She made her first official appearance as a regular cast member in UK's primetime soap drama, Coronation Street in December 2006, playing Carla Connor. Robert Kazinsky (played Casper Rose) is currently playing Sean Slater for the rival soap drama, EastEnders. Ricky Whittle (Ryan Naysmith) And Jamie Lomas (Alex Dempsey/Rose) are both starring in Hollyoaks.
[edit] Foreign Audience
In the United States, Fox Soccer Channel (like Sky, a part of News Corporation) airs the series several series behind Sky One; the sixth season began broadcasting on Thursdays at 9pm ET on August 23, 2006. Series is currently aired in Serbia, on Studio B television, and in Montenegro on TV In.
[edit] DVD Release
As of yet there is no word on Dream Team being released on DVD.
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