The Manageress

 ( 1989 British Television Series Debuts ) 

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 Balhetchet 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. German title was Unser Boss ist eine Frau.

1. A Man's Game
2. Fit
3. The Management Reserves the Right
4. Collapsible Brollies
5. One of Us
6. Home and Away

1. Doing the Business
2. Pingvin Lakrids
3. Steal Your Heart Away
4. A Hundred and Ten Percent
5. A Match for Anyone
6. At the End of the Day

• The Manageress at the BFI database