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==Summary==
==Summary==
The series featured [[Ken Hutchison]] as Mac Murphy, who takes charge as manager of a struggling fictional [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] 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://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}}</ref>
The series featured [[Ken Hutchison]] as Mac Murphy, who takes charge as manager of a struggling fictional [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] 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}}</ref>


==Production==
==Production==

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Murphy's Mob
Murphy's Mob opening titles
Created byBrian Finch
StarringKen Hutchison
Lynda Bellingham
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes54
Production
Running time25 min (per episode)
Original release
NetworkITV
ReleaseMarch 1, 1982 (1982-03-01) –
December 19, 1985 (1985-12-19)

Murphy's Mob is a British television series, created and written by Brian Finch which was produced and directed by David Foster for Central Television, and screened in the UK on ITV for four series between 1982 and 1985.

Summary

The series featured Ken Hutchison as Mac Murphy, who takes charge as manager of a struggling fictional Third Division 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]

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]

Episodes

The show was broadcast twice weekly on ITV[3]

Series 1

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

Series 2

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

Series 3

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

Series 3

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

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Murphy's Mob No More Mindless Empty Days"". Away from the Numbers. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  2. ^ "Murphys Mob series1 episode1". You Tube. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  3. ^ "Murphys Mob". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  4. ^ "TV Times". TV Times. Retrieved 2016-08-25.