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*Murphy's Mob*
Murphy's Mob
	Murphy's Mob opening titles
Created by	Brian Finch
Starring	Ken Hutchison; Lynda Bellingham
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	54
Production
Running time	25 min (per episode)
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	1 March 1982 –; 19 December 1985

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Murphy's Mob is a British children's television series, created and written by Brian Finch which was produced and directed by David Foster for Central Independent Television, and screened in the UK on ITV for four series between 1 March 1982 and 19 December 1985. The theme tune was sung by Gary Holton, of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet fame.

Plot

The series featured Ken Hutchison as Mac Murphy, who takes charge as manager of a struggling fictional Third Division football club, Dunmore United, and a group of young supporters of the club whose day-to-day troubles included attempts to set up a junior supporter's club and clubhouse within the stadium.^[1]

Cast

Ken Hutchison as Mac Murphy
Lynda Bellingham as Elaine Murphy
Terence Budd as Rasputin Jones
Milton Johns as Derek Cassidy
Amanda Mealing as Sheila
Tracy Lynn Stephens as Jean
Keith Jayne as Boxer
Lewis Stevens as Wurzel
Chris Gascoyne as Judd
Wayne Norman as Gerry 'Geronimo'

Production

The drama scenes also included action taken from real Watford games from the era. The fictional Dunmore team therefore played in yellow, red and black to allow the footage to be cut into the drama. Billy Wright, the former England captain is credited in the first series as "Soccer Advisor".^[2]

Broadcast

The show was broadcast twice weekly on ITV^[3]

Series 1

16 episodes generally broadcast on Monday and Wednesday between 1 March and 26 April 1982

Series 2

12 episodes generally broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday between 9 March and 14 April 1983

Series 3

14 episodes generally broadcast on Monday and Thursday between 29 October and 13 December 1984

Series 4

12 episodes generally broadcast on Monday and Thursday between 11 November and 20 December 1985^[4]

References

^ "Murphy's Mob No More Mindless Empty Days". Away from the Numbers. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "Murphys Mob series1 episode1". You Tube. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "Murphys Mob". IMDb. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "TV Times". TV Times. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

External links

Murphy's Mob at IMDb

[1] "Murphy's Mob No More Mindless Empty Days". Away from the Numbers. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[2] "Murphys Mob series1 episode1". You Tube. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[3] "Murphys Mob". IMDb. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[4] "TV Times". TV Times. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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 ==Plot==
 The series featured [[Ken Hutchison]] as Mac Murphy, who takes charge as manager of a struggling fictional [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] football club, Dunmore United, and a group of young supporters of the club whose day-to-day troubles included attempts to set up a junior supporter's club and clubhouse within the stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftn.co.uk/murphysmob.html |title=Murphy's Mob No More Mindless Empty Days |publisher=Away from the Numbers |accessdate=2016-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612213213/http://www.aftn.co.uk/murphysmob.html |archive-date=12 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-Series 2 saw a storyline where the original club merged with neighbours Dunmore Town and the club colours changed. This is explained in more depth below.
 ==Cast==
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 * [[Chris Gascoyne]] as Judd
 * Wayne Norman as Gerry 'Geronimo'
-* [[Pui Fan Lee]] as Hannah
 ==Production==
-The first series saw action taken from real [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] games from the era. The fictional Dunmore team therefore played in yellow, red and black to allow the footage to be cut into the drama and external shots filmed at [[Vicarage Road]].
+The drama scenes also included action taken from real [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] games from the era. The fictional Dunmore team therefore played in yellow, red and black to allow the footage to be cut into the drama. [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]], the former England captain is credited in the first series as "Soccer Advisor".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4YXfPNF5sY |title=Murphys Mob series1 episode1 |publisher=You Tube |accessdate=2016-08-25}}</ref>
-Following a transfer of production from Elstree (sold by Central to become the [[BBC Elstree Centre]]), the show was made at Central's new studio complex in Nottingham. Due to the change of location, external shots used [[Derby County]]'s [[Baseball Ground]], with action cut in from County games which had been covered by Central. A change of club colours was made to those of the team, White & Blue. Series 2 of the programme provided scope to accommodate the changes, with storylines developed so to cover this off.
-Nottingham was also one of the locations for the [[Central Junior Television Workshop]], and from S2 onwards, there is a marked change to the supporting cast around those of the main protagonists, to those cast from the workshop. Members included [[Chris Gascoyne]] and [[Pui Fan Lee]], who were both selected to appear in the show, and later would go on to further success.
-[[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]], the former England captain was "Soccer Advisor".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4YXfPNF5sY |title=Murphys Mob series1 episode1 |publisher=You Tube |accessdate=2016-08-25}}</ref>
 ==Broadcast==