Rovers (UK TV series)
| Rovers | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Joe Wilkinson |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Craig Cash |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Manchester |
| Production company(s) | Jellylegs Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky 1 |
| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i HDTV) |
| Original release | 24 May 2016 – present |
Rovers is a British comedy television series which is aired on Sky 1. The first series began on 24 May 2016 and ended on 28 June 2016.
The series was first announced on 14 December 2015. The exterior stadium shots were filmed at Church Lane, the home venue of New Mills A.F.C. in New Mills, Derbyshire.
The series revolves around a football club in the Midlands of England and the social lives of its local members. The entire series takes place at the club, which has been run by Doreen for 25 years. The locals include Pete "Mete Pott" Mott, the club's most fanatic member, Pete's best friend Tel and his boyfriend Mel, Willy and his blind mother Francis, troublesome twosome Lee and Bruce and local woman Mandy.
While there is no opening credits sequence, each episode begins with an instrumental rendition of "You Are My Sunshine" or The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army".
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