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Series 1, Episode 4 - International Break

The First Team. Image shows from L to R: Jack Turner (Jack McMullen), Petey Brooks (Theo Barklem-Biggs), Benji Achebe (Shaquille Ali-Yebuah), Mattie Sullivan (Jake Short). Copyright: Fudge Park
With the rest of the team away on international duties, Petey announces that he's hosting a barbeque.

Further details

Mattie, Benji and Jack find themselves the only guests as a long, strange afternoon unfolds.

Meanwhile Jack's dad oversteps the mark by posting club business on social media and Cesare's job as manager looks uncertain. Have the fans turned against him? And what is Petey planning? Mattie seeks out the Club Chairman Mark Crane but the meeting does not go quite as he expected.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 18th June 2020
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 18th May 2021 12:00am BBC2

Cast & crew

Cast
Jake Short Mattie Sullivan
Shaquille Ali-Yebuah Benji Achebe
Jack McMullen Jack Turner
Will Arnett Mark Crane
Chris Geere Chris Booth
Theo Barklem-Biggs Petey Brooks
Tamla Kari Olivia Talbot
Paolo Sassanelli Cesare
Yetunde Oduwole Mrs Achebe
Guest cast
Neil Fitzmaurice Darren Turner
Marvin Brown Bootz
William Waterhouse Slaven
Talitha Stone Janey Brooks
Philips Nortey Clive
Tom Andrews Salesman Tony
Tim Faraday Gammon
Lewis Macleod Patrick Stewart (Voice)
Writing team
Damon Beesley Writer
Iain Morris Writer
Robert Popper Script Editor
Production team
Damon Beesley Director
Iain Morris Director
Sam Pinnell Producer
Tom Werner Executive Producer
Caroline Leddy Executive Producer
Gregor Sharp Executive Producer
Damon Beesley Executive Producer
Iain Morris Executive Producer
Jane Harrison Line Producer
William Webb Editor
Jeff Sherriff Production Designer
Nadira Seecoomar Casting Director
Jacqueline Mills Costume Designer
Simon Tindall Director of Photography
Line Kolaasaeter Make-up Designer
Mike Skinner Composer
Charlie Elliot 1st Assistant Director

Press

TV review: The First Team, series 1 episode 4

I've gone from being unimpressed with the show, to mildly hating it.

Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 18th June 2020

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