''Rovers'' is a British comedy television series that aired on Sky One. The first and only series began on 24 May 2016 and ended on 28 June 2016.

Production

The series was first announced on 14 December 2015. The exterior stadium shots were filmed at Church Lane, the home venue of New Mills A.F.C. in

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Story

The series revolves around a football club in

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and the social lives of its local members. The entire series takes place at the club, which has been run by Doreen for 25 years. The locals include Pete "Mete Pott" Mott, the club's most fanatic member, Pete's best friend Tel and his boyfriend Mel, Willy and his blind mother Francis, troublesome twosome Lee and Bruce and local woman Mandy.

Music

While there is no opening credits sequence, each episode begins with an instrumental rendition of "

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Cast

* Sue Johnston as Doreen, owner of the club and chief barmaid. *

Lolly Adefope Ololade "Lolly" Adefope (born 14 September 1990) is a British stand-up comedian and actress, specialising in character comedy. She is known for playing the role of Fran in the Hulu comedy series '' Shrill'', and as Kitty, the ghost of a Georgia ...

as Sam, new barmaid of the club. *

Craig Cash Craig Cash (born 11 September 1960)
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as Pete Mott, the team's biggest fan. He must deal with club's poor performances and the feeling he's losing Tel. * Steve Speirs as Terrence "Tel", Pete's best friend. He has recently come out of the closet and spends more and more time with his boyfriend Melvin. *

Jamie Demetriou Jamie Demetriou (born November 1987) is an English comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Bus Rodent in ''Fleabag'' and for creating, co-writing, and starring in ''Stath Lets Flats''. For the latter, he won Best Male A ...

as Tom, local man. Tom was in foster care and was then homeless until Pete took him in. * Seb Cardinal as Melvin "Mel", the mildly flamboyant boyfriend of Tel. *

Joe Wilkinson Joseph Roland Wilkinson (born 2 May 1975) is an English comedian, actor and screenwriter. He began his comedy career in 2004 and has supported Alan Carr and Russell Howard on tour. He has also made numerous appearances on television programme ...

as Lee, local man. He enjoys ragging on Pete and his Rovers cohort. * David Earl as Bruce, brother of Lee. They are two of a set of triplets, although the third sibling is never seen. *

Diane Morgan Diane Morgan (born 5 October 1975) is an English actress, comedian, television presenter, and writer. She is best known for playing Philomena Cunk on Charlie Brooker's '' Weekly Wipe'' and in other mockumentaries, as Liz in the BBC Two sitcom ...

as Mandy, local woman known for her unpredictable proclivities. *

Pearce Quigley Pearce Quigley is an English actor of the stage and screen. He plays Will in the BBC Radio 4 Sitcom ''Alone''. Theatre credits ''The Seagull'' (Royal Court); ''Paul'' (National Theatre); '' Journey's End'' (Comedy Theatre); ''My Night with R ...

as Willy, local man. Son of Francis, he lives with and looks after his blind mother. *

Judith Barker Judith Barker (born 22 June 1943) is an English actress, best known for her role in '' Coronation Street'' as the upwardly mobile homewrecker Janet Reid, which she played between 1969 and 1977. She has been married to Kenneth Alan Taylor since ...

as Francis, local woman. She is blind and relies on the attention and care of her son Willy, often inconveniencing his social life.

Episodes

Series 1 (2016)

References

External links

* * {{Sky1 2010s British sitcoms 2016 British television series debuts 2016 British television series endings Sky sitcoms English-language television shows Television shows set in Derbyshire