Dream Team (1997)
On and off pitch battles of of the fictional Harchester United Football Club.
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8x01 Down
17 October, 2004 8:00 pm
Series 8 starts just after Series 7, with the players still celebrating their Champions League qualification. Then when they find out the news that they have been relegated, the majority of the team wants out. However their new owner, Eli Knox, and their new manager, Don Barker, explain to them that if they leave they don't get paid for their efforts last season (they still have a two leg qualifying round before they have actually qualified for the Champions League). The players try to adjust to life in the Championship, with the help of two new signings - defender Frank Stone (signed from Wigan) and midfielder Tommy Valentine (on loan from Chelsea). Clyde Connolly causes problems - made to play central midfield against his will, at half time in the Dragons' opening match he switches positions with Tommy. The team lose one nil, and Don blames Clyde for the shock defeat.
8x02 Out
24 October, 2004 8:00 pm
As the team prepare for their first leg Champions League qualifier in Lisbon, Nikki and Jeff are locked in discussions with Manchester United trying to negotiate a deal for Lee. However, Lee is unwilling to move. He also wants to play in the Champions League match, but can't as Man Utd don't want him cup-tied. He eventually plays in the match and stays loyal to Harchester, and also sleeps with Nikki.
Meanwhile, Tommy has injured his shoulder. He tries to keep it secret as he sees this big match as his big chance to prove himself to potential buyers. Everything goes wrong for the team when a brawl breaks out and all the players except Viv get arrested. Holly, the new trainee physio, hides Tommy's passport resulting in the whole team being bailed out except for him (she found out about his injury, and didn't want him to play).
8x03 Last Exit to Harchester
31 October, 2004 8:00 pm
Fed up with life in the Championship, several players hand in transfer requests in the hope of securing moves back to the Premiership. However, Eli gets Dean to stall the moves, so that none of the players leave.
The team lose the first leg of their Champions League qualifier 2-1, but in the second leg get a 1-0 victory to qualify for the group stage (away goal ruling). It is then that Dean tells them they can't leave.
Also, Jeff admits he has feelings for Nikki, only to find out about her and Lee. However, Lee is done with both of them (as agents anyway). He gives them a cheque for the money they would have made if he'd joined Barcelona, and they both leave.
8x04 Boot Camp
07 November, 2004 8:00 pm
The players are put through a gruelling two days at a Boot/Training Camp. Curtis proves himself worthy as captain in this time, despite competetion from Frank Stone for the armband.
Meanhile, Ryan suffers a further setback. Already struggling to recover froom his broken leg, an incident at a party means that it will now be about ten weeks until he is fit to play again. But at least he's not alone - he finds a friend in Chelsea.
8x05 El Burro
14 November, 2004 8:00 pm
The team start the episode on a high. Since Boot Camp, they have gone five games unbeaten without conceding a goal, and Don Barker is Manager of the Month. However, it all goes wrong in the Champions League game against Barcelona. The team are mauled 4-0, mainly because of Frank Stone's poor performance. Clyde isn't helping - he is constantly taunting Frank. Their arguments reach boiling point when Frank viciously assaults Clyde.
Meanwhile, Chelsea can no longer hide her feelings for Ryan. They kiss, then during the Barcelona games things get steamy between them in the boiler room.
8x06 Stonegate
21 November, 2004 8:00 pm
8x07 The Long Kiss Goodnight
28 November, 2004 8:00 pm
8x08 Blame
05 December, 2004 8:00 pm
8x09 Coupe De Foudre
12 December, 2004 8:00 pm
8x10 Who Ate All The Pies?
19 December, 2004 8:00 pm
8x11 A Contract Killing
02 January, 2005 8:00 pm
8x12 This Town Ain't Big Enough
09 January, 2005 8:00 pm
8x13 The Man Who Knew Too Much
16 January, 2005 8:00 pm
8x14 Playing God
23 January, 2005 8:00 pm
8x15 Hangover From Hell
30 January, 2005 8:00 pm
8x16 Gamblers Ruin
06 February, 2005 8:00 pm
8x17 Purple Reign
13 February, 2005 8:00 pm
8x18 The Race Card
20 February, 2005 8:00 pm
8x19 In Blood This Far Steep'd
27 February, 2005 8:00 pm
8x20 The Attack
06 March, 2005 8:00 pm
8x21 Before A Fall
13 March, 2005 8:00 pm
8x22 Mind Games
20 March, 2005 8:00 pm
8x23 The Sting
27 March, 2005 8:00 pm
8x24 Show The Don Respect
03 April, 2005 8:00 pm
8x25 The New Gaffer
10 April, 2005 8:00 pm
8x26 A Champions League Outing
17 April, 2005 8:00 pm
8x27 The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
24 April, 2005 8:00 pm
8x28 Fear And Loathing
01 May, 2005 8:00 pm
8x29 Ten Green Bottles
08 May, 2005 8:00 pm
8x30 Caught In A Trap
15 May, 2005 8:00 pm
8x31 The Day Before Tomorrow
23 May, 2005 8:00 pm
Dream Team gathers pace for a calamitous finale. Barker pens a letter to the team, revealing the truth about the season's dark secrets. And Harchester loses a legend.
8x32 Play-Off
29 May, 2005 8:00 pm
The cataclysmic finale sees obsessive-compulsive Jaws leading the Dragons to the Championship play-off final, Barker arriving in Cardiff hiding a deadly secret in the boot of his car, and Ryan on the run from Jaws. When Barker's gruesome cargo is discovered things begin to spiral out of control. On the pitch, the team’s future is decided by one crucial goal. But it's after the match that the team's fate is sealed forever.
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