Murphy's Mob
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Murphy's Mob opening titles
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| Created by | Brian Finch |
| Starring |
Ken Hutchison Lynda Bellingham |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
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| Running time | 25 min (per episode) |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 1 March 1982 – 19 December 1985 |
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 Television, and screened in the UK on ITV for four series between 1982 and 1985. The theme tune was sung by Gary Holton, of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet fame.
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.
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".
The show was broadcast twice weekly on ITV
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 3
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