Dream Team (series 7)
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| '(season 7) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky One |
| Original release | September 28, 2003 – May 16, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
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The seventh series of Dream Team was broadcast on Sky One from September 2003 to May 2004, covering the 2003-04 English football season. It followed the story of Harchester United as they attempted to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time.
Cast[edit]
New characters included the initial introduction of the Boyles, though only Dean Boyle was a regular main cast member, Pilar Hernandez arrived as the club's new chief executive and Luke Davenport as the club's multi-million pound new signing. Later additions to the cast during the season included new goalkeeper Vivian Wright, known affectively by his nickname "Jaws".
Main cast[edit]
- Rachel Brady as Abi Fletcher
- Timothy Smith as Clyde Connelly
- Chucky Venice as Curtis Alexander
- Danny Husbands as Danny Sullivan
- Michael Ryan as Dean Boyle
- Jo Goldie as Donna Gibb
- James Watts as Lee Presley
- Neil Newbon as Luke Davenport
- Ray MacAllan as Jeff Stein
- Dhaffer L'Abidine as Marcel Sabatier
- Nina Muschallik as Nikki Peggs
- Marem Hernandez as Pilar Hernandez
- Ricky Whittle as Ryan Naysmith
- Terence Maynard as Stuart Naysmith
- Philip Brodie as Vivian "Jaws" Wright
Supporting cast[edit]
- Keeley Mills as Alison Hill
- Andy Ansah as himself
- Karen Ferrari as Chelsea Wright
- Darren White as Darren Tyson
- Louise Rose as Grace Ikema
- Cheryl Mackie as Karen Boyle
- Terry Kiely as Karl Fletcher
- James Daffern as Matt Webster
- Lisa Burstow as Sandra Greene
- Angela Saunders as Tash Parker
- Alan Stocks as Tony Boyle
- Jon Yang as Zhao "Bruce" Qiang
Throughout the season, there were cameo appearances from Richard Keys, Andy Gray and Jeff Stelling, whilst Kevin Keatings served as match commentator for a second season.
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Writers (s) | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.01 | "Groundhog Day" | Leon Coole | September 28, 2003 | |
| Picking up from the events of the final episode of the previous season in which former owner Phil Wallis sells off the club in a raffle. Lifelong Harchester fan Matt Webster is on holiday in Spain when he becomes aware of the rearranged final match of the Premiership season against Everton and that his season tickets seats are to be reallocated. Leaving his girlfriend Alison behind, he and her son Chris travel back home but are too late to attend the match. Meanwhile, the Boyles, a Merseyside family have travelled up to Harchester to attend the game for Dean's birthday but are forced to sit amongst the home supporters. When the raffle happens, Dean's girlfriend Donna ends up in the lucky seat though it becomes apparent that the tickets are actually allocated to Clyde Connelly, and with seemingly no quick resolution to the dispute, the matter is set for court. Later, Matt finds his season ticket that has the winning seat number on it. Elsewhere, the club's shareholders appoint Pilar Hernandez as the new chief executive and she immediately makes her intention to get the club into the Champions League by rescinding Karl Fletcher's new contract and bid to sign Barcelona playmaker Luke Davenport. | ||||
| 7.02 | "Long Live The King" | Ben Harris | October 5, 2003 | |
| Stuart informs Fletch that Pilar is intending to sell him to bring in Luke Davenport and Fletch asks Jeff to help get his promised new contract. As Matt states his claim for ownership of the club, he announces live on television that he will ensure Fletch goes nowhere if he is put in charge. Ultimately, Pilar wins in her bid to get Luke to sign for Harchester and Fletch is forced to accept a contract to play in Saudi Arabia. The club give Fletch a fond farewell in a testimonial match before he leaves for pastures new, but after Lynda rejects Fletch's proposal to raise baby Louis abroad, Abi is forced to stay behind. | ||||
| 7.03 | "Amazing Grace" | Ellen Taylor | October 12, 2003 | |
| It's the opening day of the new Premiership season and Harchester host Leeds United at the Dragons' Lair. Luke Davenport has a dream debut in scoring a hat-trick. Meanwhile, the pressure of looking after baby Louis takes its toll on Abi and she is subsequently caught dozing off during the game. Things soon go from bad to worse when Pilar attempts to get Abi to move out so that she can sell the property to Luke. After attempting to leave for Saudi Arabia, Marcel stops her from going and agrees to move in with her and help raise the baby. Elsewhere, Curtis meets the new club receptionist Grace whilst struggling to find form on the pitch and it's only when he spends time with her at her local church that he reconsiders handing in a transfer request. | ||||
| 7.04 | "Chinese Takeaway" | Rachel Flowerday | October 19, 2003 | |
| Chinese midfielder Zhao "Bruce" Quiang joins Harchester for free. His contract states that he must play at least 45 minutes of each Premiership match and questions about his ability are quickly raised after a disastrous debut. Later, Marcel comes up with an idea that Bruce fakes an injury to give him enough time to improve his game. Meanwhile, the battle for ownership continues as Pilar moves the Boyles into the Barrons and working to get all disputed parties in the case on her side. | ||||
| 7.05 | "The Call-Up" | Andrew Hunt & Mariam Vossough | October 26, 2003 | |
| Ryan is formed by Stuart that Sven Goran Eriksson will be in the stands for Harchester's next home match. Clyde meanwhile offers a £25,000 reward for the tout that got hold of his allocated tickets, which spooks Ryan as he knows he unwittingly sold those tickets. After the Boyles accept to offer Steve his asking price of £50,000, Ryan is then told that he has to match that offer to buy his silence. Ryan gets the money after placing a £5,000 bet, but when Steve threatens for more money, Ryan angrily attacks him and leaves him for dead, leaving behind the £50,000 cash and giving an open goal for Tony and Dean to collect the money for themselves. | ||||
| 7.06 | "The Usual Suspects" | Rachel Flowerday & Ben Harris | November 2, 2003 | |
| Ryan is given his first call-up to the England team, but his mood soon changes when Steve is declared dead. Both he and the Boyles are questioned as part of the investigation, and a series of alibis from everyone in the firing line eventually eliminates them all from enquiries. Meanwhile, Pilar is rattled when the club shareholders want evidence of Bruce's injury and she attempts to get Abi on side by making a fake X-Ray of his thumb. | ||||
| 7.07 | "A Little Less Conversation" | Jesse O'Mahoney & Ellen Taylor | November 9, 2003 | |
| 7.08 | "Catch Me If You Can" | Martin Stone & Jesse O'Mahoney | November 16, 2003 | |
| 7.09 | "And Nothing But The Truth" | Rachel Flowerday | November 23, 2003 | |
| 7.10 | "Achilles Heel" | Ben Harris | November 30, 2003 | |
| 7.11 | "Saving Priceless Ryan" | Leon Coole & Andrew Hunt | December 7, 2003 | |
| 7.12 | "Judas" | Jesse O'Mahoney | December 14, 2003 | |
| 7.13 | "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" | Harry Hewland & Ellen Taylor | December 21, 2003 | |
| It's Christmas Day and Donna plans on revenge for being thrown out by the Boyles by stating she no longer cares about owning the club. Elsewhere, Stuart tracks down Pilar in Spain and gets her to return to Harchester, where he then demands the staff at the Grange provide them a Christmas lunch or else no Harchester players will stay at the hotel again. Marcel and Abi are shocked to discover that Luke has undergone the eye surgery to save his career and could face several months on the sidelines. Later, the pair kiss and soon end up in bed together. Meanwhile, elated that they now believe they will own the club, the Boyles are spending the rest of the festivities at the stadium when Donna puts her plan in action by luring Tony into the PA room and the two are then caught by both Dean and Karen. As Tony gives chase to a distraught Karen, he collapses to the ground after suffering a fatal heart attack. | ||||
| 7.14 | "New Year's Resolution" | Rachel Flowerday | January 4, 2004 | |
| The court case for ownership of Harchester concludes with both Dean & Donna given a 50% share of the club. Still bitter over the loss of his father, Dean vows to take the club down if necessary. His anger boils over when Donna attends Tony's funeral without an invitation and he takes revenge by revealing several of the club's secrets to the press. This results in the club's sponsors cancelling Bruce's contract whilst Clyde attempts to force a transfer to Tottenham. A severely depleted squad takes to the pitch for the FA Cup 3rd round tie against Preston North End, in which Dean is forcibly asked to leave the director's box after the fans prove to be so hostile to him. After Harchester are knocked out by Preston, Dean apologises to squad and vows to run the club properly. He cancels Clyde's proposed transfer to Spurs and in a board meeting, the club's creditors inform that they will withdraw their support if they fall out of the top six of the league. | ||||
| 7.15 | "Baptism Of Fire" | Ellen Taylor | January 11, 2004 | |
| 7.16 | "Swimming With Sharks" | Andrew Hunt | January 18, 2004 | |
| 7.17 | "The Pain Barrier" | Jesse O'Mahoney | January 25, 2004 | |
| 7.18 | "Enter The Dragon" | Ben Harris | February 1, 2004 | |
| 7.19 | "Sheikover" | Rachel Flowerday | February 8, 2004 | |
| In an attempt to solve the club's financial problems, Pilar convinces Fletch to return to Harchester with a wealthy Saudi Arabian Sheik to negotiate a financial takeover. The plans include a potential new stadium and a new property development for the town. With Jeff's help, Dean is convinced by the takeover plans but Donna blocks the idea from happening as she wants more money for it. Fletch's return to the club also has problems for Abi as she desperately tries to prevent Fletch from finding out about her and Marcel. On the pitch, Harchester face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and the game is goalless in the dying minutes... | ||||
| 7.20 | "What A Tangled Web We Weave" | Jane Hewland & Leon Coole | February 15, 2004 | |
| A late goal from Lee Presley hands Harchester a shock 1-0 win away at Chelsea and keeps them in the top six. New interest in the club comes in the form of easyJet owner Stelios, but Pilar is determined to continue with the Sheik's deal and cut Fletch out completely. She tells Stuart to threaten Abi that he will publicly reveal about her and Marcel if Fletch's deal goes through, but sensing the pain that this would cause, he later backs down, resulting in Pilar taking matters into her own hands. At presentation pitch to the local council over the new stadium plans, Fletch comes across a speech card tampered by Pilar, and he is furious to learn of Marcel's betrayal of his trust. The takeover plans are left in tatters, and with nothing left at Harchester for him, Fletch returns to Saudi Arabia, telling Abi that he has returned Louis to Lynda in prison. Humiliated and also feeling there's no way back for her, Abi finds a flight leaving for Dublin... | ||||
| 7.21 | "The Fix" | Ellen Taylor & Andrew Hunt | February 22, 2004 | |
| Abi has left Harchester for Dublin and Marcel tells Stuart he will never play for the club again with him as manager. The Sheik's takeover can go ahead, but only if Harchester lose the next match and drop out the top six. Stuart sets upon fielding a weakened side for the upcoming match against Leicester City, including by deliberately winding up Viv to get an angry reaction out of him and destroying Lee's self-esteem. When Marcel becomes aware of Stuart's intentions, he prepares to tell all to Paul Hankin but to no avail. He instead worms his way back into the starting line-up and plays a blinder. During the game, the Sheik becomes aware that Pilar did not inform Marcel of the plan and pulls out of the deal. Pilar desperately tries to tell Stuart about what has happened but it's too late as he substitutes Marcel much to his anger. Outside the ground, Mustafa offers him a five-year contract at AS Roma, whilst on the pitch, Harchester fall 1-0 down... | ||||
| 7.22 | "11 Angry Men" | Harry Hewland | February 29, 2004 | |
| Leicester City win 2-0 in a major boost to their own survival hopes whilst Harchester slip to seventh. Once the staff leave the club for the night, the bailiffs move in and lock the gates. It appears that Harchester United has ceased to exist but both Curtis and Dean come up with a plan to keep the club alive, Curtis organises training sessions in Addison Park whilst Dean consults with Charlton Athletic manager Alan Curbishley - Harchester's next league opponents - who shares Dean's belief that no club should be allowed to die and that he will consult the FA about getting the game to go ahead. On match day, Harchester are left with just 10 players after Lee is forced to back out because he doesn't have insurance, but at the last minute, Ryan Naysmith returns to complete the starting line-up and the game goes ahead. Within the opening minutes, Curtis scores to put Harchester 1-0 up... | ||||
| 7.23 | "Locked Out" | Jesse O'Mahoney & Ellen Taylor | March 7, 2004 | |
| Harchester hold on for the win at Charlton, but after the match, the team is served court summons by Coopers Bank declaring they will take the club to court over playing under the Harchester name. Pilar uses the lawsuit to point out that the club could have been saved, had Donna not rejected the takeover bid from the Saudi Arabian Shiek. The judge rules in favour of Coopers and Harchester United looks set to be wound up, resulting in angry supporters outside the court to verbally attack Donna for effectively killing their club. Pilar proves to be the unlikely saviour when she convinces the players to continue playing for free and she will then get the creditors to annul the bankruptcy if they qualify for the Champions League. The players agree and are further boosted by the return of Luke Davenport from the sidelines. Donna leaves Harchester for good after agreeing to sell her shares when the team appoints Dean as the sole chief executive. Meanwhile, Marcel tracks down Abi in Dublin and encourages her to come back to the club. | ||||
| 7.24 | "Return Of The King" | Andrew Hunt & Ben Harris | March 14, 2004 | |
| 7.25 | "Coming Of Age" | Rachel Flowerday | March 21, 2004 | |
| The Luke Davenport and Lee Presley partnership helps Harchester to an emphatic 4-0 win over Middlesbrough. As Lee prepares to sign a professional contract for his 18th birthday, he receives an unwelcome visit from John and Rodney from his life back in Liverpool, where they demand he should hand over £20,000 to his mother in exchange for signing John to his new 'management'. This results in Lee backing out of signing his new contract during a lavish birthday party. Later, he borrows the money off from Luke to tries to convince John that Jeff is already his agent but to no avail. Just before the team takes to the pitch to face Chelsea at the Dragons' Lair, Lee is forced to drop out of the side when he receives a distressing call from his mother, and both he and Jeff travel to Liverpool to find her stoned. Back at the match, Lee's absence forces Luke to go into his intended position on the set pieces. As Chelsea take a corner kick, Luke clashes heads with John Terry and collapses to the ground holding his left eye in pain, as many of the players turn away horrified at the unfolding situation. | ||||
| 7.26 | "Sign On" | Harry Hewland | March 28, 2004 | |
| Harchester hold on for a vital 1-1 draw, whilst Luke is rushed to hospital and straight into surgery, but despite all efforts, his left eye cannot be saved. Luke awakens in hospital that evening to the realisation that he is now blind in one eye and his career is over. Upon hearing the news, Lee blames himself for Luke's predicament and decides to press ahead with a move to Chelsea whilst still the influence of John and Rodney. As the rest of team are aghast when the announcement is made public, it falls to Luke to go on television and ask Chelsea not to honour Lee's signed contract and Jeff is able to get it cancelled whilst Nikki tells Lee's mother to stay far away from him as possible so that John and Rodney can be wiped from his life. The club later confirms the departure of Luke as he leaves to enter rehabilitation for his sight loss whilst at the same time, Lee puts pen to paper on his professional contract. | ||||
| 7.27 | "In His Hands" | Jesse O'Mahoney & Ellen Taylor | April 4, 2004 | |
| 7.28 | "Chelsea Away" | Rachel Flowerday & Ben Harris | April 18, 2004 | |
| 7.29 | "Ghosts" | Jane Hewland, Andrew Hunt & Ellen Taylor | April 25, 2004 | |
| The anniversary of Jamie Parker's death in the dressing room siege approaches and a television crew is making a reconstruction of the fateful events, which makes Tash rather uneasy during filming. As part of the production, Abi is interviewed over how the incident affected her life, much to Stuart's disapproval. As Stuart struggles to try and keep a lid on his many lies, Abi is unable to back up Tash over the argument she had with Stuart, much to her dismay. As Harchester face Everton at the Dragons' Lair, Abi finally confesses to Tash at Jamie's grave about her and Stuart's argument from the previous day. As the players return to the dressing room for half-time, Tash tells Viv that Abi's suspicions are true over Stuart. In a case of deja vu, Viv locks the dressing room and demands no one leaves until he gets answers. | ||||
| 7.30 | "Les Mains Sales" | Harry Hewland & Ben Harris | May 2, 2004 | |
| Realising that the game is up, Stuart is coaxed by Viv into informing the players over the match-fixing incident, much to everyone's disgust, despite insisting his action helped save the club from ruin. Realising her own position is now in jeopardy, Pilar announces at a press conference that Stuart has resigned as manager. After a violent confrontation with an enraged Stuart, Pilar gets into contact with Mustafa who promises to take care of Stuart that night. Later on, a mystery person injects a lethal substance into Marcel whilst he sleeps with Abi, under the impression that Stuart was actually staying at Abi's place. The following morning, Abi awakens to find Marcel dead, and the entire team is left stunned by the tragedy, especially when forensic investigators recover a vial of steroids, which Stuart later discovers are the same steroids used to treat his knee injury. Pilar desperately attempts to flee Harchester when she realises what her reckless actions have done, only to be cornered by Stuart before she can leave her hotel room. | ||||
| 7.31 | "Thrown To The Wolves" | Jesse O'Mahoney & Ellen Taylor | May 9, 2004 | |
| Stuart and Pilar visit Mustafa to inform that Pilar's secrets must not be made public because it would end both their careers. Dean makes Curtis player-manager for the final two league games of the season and he pledges to build the team around Ryan. Determined to prove Marcel would have never taken drugs, Abi informs Stuart that she will be going to the police to file a case for murder. A phenomenal first half performance has Harchester 3-0 up against already relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers, when Ryan overhears a random drugs test will take place following match, and he is forced to admit he has been taking nandrolone since returning to football. Rocked by this confession, Harchester cave in and Wolves win 4-3, leaving them needing to beat Manchester United next weekend to qualify for the Champions League. At a memorial service for Marcel, Pilar decides to come clean and confess all about Marcel's death and the match-fixing scandal. | ||||
| 7.32 | "A Matter Of Life & Death" | Rachel Flowerday & Ben Harris | May 16, 2004 | |
| Dean is furious over Pilar's deception as she is swiftly arrested for multiple crimes. Stuart is called before the FA to explain his side of the story over the match-fixing scandal, and both he and Pilar are handed lifetime bans from the game, but no further sanctions are placed as the FA are convinced that none of the other players had anything to do with the scandal. On the final day of a dramatic season, Harchester United find themselves having to match or better the result of Liverpool to qualify for the Champions League. Stuart agrees a deal to testify against those responsible for Marcel's death in exchange for going into witness protection, meaning he will never be able to see Ryan again. Meanwhile, Dean and Jeff head to Geneva to attend a UEFA hearing as it becomes clear that it is likely that they will refuse Harchester entry into the Champions League because of the match-fixing controversy. On the pitch, Harchester take the lead against Manchester United only to be pegged back right at the end before Lee Presley scores in stoppage time to send Harchester into the Champions League, or so they think. Back in Geneva, the UEFA executives have made their decision, and whilst they do not directly address the matter of the Champions League, they conclude that an example must be made to prevent other clubs to doing something similar in the future, and as such Harchester is relegated from the Premiership, much to Dean's shock whilst back inside the dressing room, the team celebrates unaware about what has happened. | ||||
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