TV ShowEnded

The Cup

2008

1 season

6 episodes

Comedy

The Cup is a British television programme starring Steve Edge, Pal Aron and Jennifer Hennessy. It is based on the Canadian TV series The Tournament. The show is presented as a mockumentary, and features an Under-11s football team aiming to succeed in a prestigious national tournament - amidst friction between the various parents and club staff.

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Cast

Steve Edge

Tanya Franks

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Episode 1
21-08-200830m
Terry McConnell is desperate for his 10-year-old son, Malky, to get a trial for Bolton Wanderers - so desperate that Malky misses a training session. And, even though he is joint l...
Ep 2
2.Episode 2
28-08-200830m
With Coach Blackley in hospital recovering from his seizure, Terry McConnell reckons he's all but got the job as Ashburn United coach. But fitness coach Dr. Kaskar has designs on t...
Ep 3
3.Episode 3
04-09-200830m
The dishy Frenchman Raymond Mercier is appointed as coach, much to the delight of Debbie who immediately sees romantic possibilities, but to the dismay of Terry and Kaskar. Yet mo...
Ep 4
4.Episode 4
11-09-200830m
Terry McConnell is hell bent on the Bolton scout coming to run the rule over Malky. But how can he pay the scout's expenses? He wouldn't steal cash from his wife... would he?
Ep 5
5.Episode 5
18-09-200830m
The Under 11s Cup in Birmingham brings out the best in the team and the worst in their parents. Single mum Debbie's attempts to snare coach Mercier are put on hold when Terry's bes...
Ep 6
6.Episode 6
25-09-200830m
Terry hijacks his boss's car and speeds back home to plead with Bolton scout Hinchcliffe to watch Malky play in Birmingham. Ashburn United make it to the final of the under 11's Cu...

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