On the heals of the phenomenal success of Footballers Wives, ITV2 brought its spinoff series Footballers' Wives: Extra Time to television on 26 May 2005. Following the dramatic season finale of the original FBWs season 4, ITV2 aired the first episode of the spin-off series introducing Anika Beevor the sister of everybody's favorite original footballer's wife Tanya Turner. Along with Bruno Milligan and his twins, a host of other characters, the first episode essentially picks up where Bruno is faced with the consequences of his unexpected confrontation with Conrad Gates. Many familiar faces of the cast of FBWs make appearances in the pilot episode to introduce the new characters of Extra Time. Lucy Milligan, Seb Webb, Harley and Shannon Lawson, Katie Jones and Amber Gates, appear in the series. Fans of the original show are divided in their opinions of the spinoff. But if the glamorous, over-the-top antics and story lines of the original series have kept fans captivated all these years, there is no doubt that this little spicy side dish will keep you going. Extra Time in essence is exactly that - what happens after FBWs S4 ends, the filler before S5 - the final season. So how can you possibly miss this one???
Series 2 debuted on 23 February 2006 with a longer episode run time of 45 minutes, with Peter Ash as Darius Fry and Julie Legrand as Janette Dunkley from the original series as regular cast members. The series ran parallel to the final season of Footballers Wives. ITV2 has yet to announce if Extra Time will see a possible season 3. So savor this while you still can! I for one can't wait!
Running time Series 1: 30 minutes - 12 eposides - 2 DVD set
Cast
Georgina Mellor - Anika Beevor (Tanya Turner's sister)
Travis Oliver - Oliver Ryan
Nicholas Ball - Garry Ryan (series 1; crossed over to series 5 of Footballers' Wives)
Courtney Akers - Angelica Milligan
Tom Swire - Seb Webb (from Footballers' Wives)
Marc Bannerman - Matt Bryant
Frances Da Costas - Yasmin Salter
Elaine Glover - Katie Jones
Marc Hendrey - Rees Salter
Sarah Matravers - Joly Salter
Louise Plowright - Michelle Thorn
Ben Richards - Bruno Milligan (from Footballers' Wives)
Helen Latham - Lucy Milligan (from Footballers' Wives)
Jamie Davis - Harley Lawson (from Footballers' Wives)
Sarah Barrand - Shannon Lawson (from Footballers' Wives)
Laila Rouass - Amber Gates (from Footballers' Wives