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The First Team
The First Team
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The First Team

6.4 / 10
2020
1 season
6 episodes
Comedy

The misadventures of three young football players Mattie, Jack and Benji, at a fictional Premier League club with terrifying team hard-man Petey, mercurial Italian manager Cesare and eccentric chairman Mark Crane.

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The First Team: Trailer | BBC Trailers

Cast

Jake Short

Shaquille Ali-Yebuah

Jack McMullen

Will Arnett

Chris Geere

Theo Barklem-Biggs

Tamla Kari

Paolo Sassanelli

Lewis Clift

Jonathan Pearce

Ossian Perret

Y

Yetunde Oduwole

Seasons

  • Selling Shirts

    1.Selling Shirts

    10.0
    28-05-202030m

    New signing Mattie arrives, but has the chairman signed him by mistake? Meanwhile, club hardman Petey takes a dislike to him, and a team-mate shares an embarrassing problem.

  • New Friends

    2.New Friends

    1.0
    04-06-202030m

    Mattie befriends the team’s star player Carlos Velez. Meanwhile Jack plucks up courage to date a girl he met online and Benji is approached by a mysterious Malaysian businessman.

  • Octopus Situation

    3.Octopus Situation

    11-06-202028m

    After a sexual conduct briefing Mattie, Benji and Jack are determined to keep out of trouble. But a chance meeting with friendly Nicola leads to a very tricky situation.

  • International Break

    4.International Break

    18-06-202030m

    Petey insists that Mattie, Jack and Benji come to his BBQ. Meanwhile Jack’s dad oversteps the mark with his online posts and Cesare’s job as manager starts to look uncertain.

  • Pints of Sorry

    5.Pints of Sorry

    25-06-202031m

    The Chairman announces a caretaker manager. After a poor start the team is forced to attend a pub night as an apology to the fans. Benji employs a social media manager.

  • Upheaval

    6.Upheaval

    02-07-202031m

    Petey plots to bring an end to Chris Booth’s run of success. Meanwhile Jack gets a girlfriend and plans a romantic surprise. Benji has had enough of his social media manager.

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