Comedy-drama series starring Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Robert Daws, and Josie Lawrence about two couples united only by the fact that they play for a Sunday League cricket team.
Showing Season 3 of 4
Season 3
1996
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01. The New Pitch
1996-01-02
Brent Park Cricket Club prepare for the opening ceremony of their new pitch and pavilion. Mim has arranged a big surprise for Rog. Unfortunately disaster strikes when the hiding place proves to be a little too secure, but one way or another arrangements are made to ensure that the cricketing legend is able to cut the ribbon.
02. The New Player
1996-01-09
Roger gets a frosty reception when he introduces Clive, a new young member to the team. Kev and Mag present Rog and Mim with a motorised mower for the club, but when Mim whizzes past Clive on the vehicle the young lad finds himself smitten.
03. The First Match
1996-01-16
Rog is busy organising the team's first match, while Mim is trying to cheer up Bob who has been thrown out by Ginnie. When Maggie's sister inadvertantly lets slip a secret, Kev and Mag are devastated by its implications for their relationship.
04. A Happy Event
1996-01-23
Kev and Mag's fertility problems give rise to a painful discussion. When Rog and Mim arrive to discuss the forthcoming marriage blessing, relations become even more strained. Their present to Kev and Mag does not receive the response they anticipated.
05. Lost
1996-01-30
Roger insists on everyone following him in a car convoy to a new fixture in the country, but a lack of map reading skills results in comic chaos with a stubborn tractor driver.
06. Match Cancelled?
1996-02-06
Mim tries to persuade Roger to cancel a match against Piggy Pearson's team because of a personal incident between Roger and Piggy's divorced sister some time before. Rog is initially dismissive of Mim's concern, but is later dumbstruck when he learns the woman will be attending the match.
07. The Blessing
1996-02-13
Everyone has arrived at the church for Kev and Mag's wedding blessing except the couple themselves. The congregation become restless with the wait and Clive makes accusations against Roger regarding Mim. Will Kev and Mag arrive and harmony be restored before a fight breaks out?