The First Team

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Comedy following three young footballers and their adventures.

Comedy following three young footballers Mattie, Jack and Benji, and their adventures with terrifying team hard-man Petey, mercurial Italian manager Cesare and eccentric chairman Mark Crane.

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The First Team: Series 1: Octopus Situation

Octopus Situation

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After a sexual conduct briefing, Mattie, Benji and Jack must try to keep out of trouble.

After a sexual conduct briefing, Mattie, Benji and Jack are determined to keep out of trouble, but a chance meeting with friendly Nicola leads to a very tricky situation.

The team is given a presentation on the rules of sexual conduct and consent. Afterwards, Mattie, Benji and Jack head out for the afternoon, determined to keep out of trouble, but a chance supermarket meeting with a lady who wants them to meet her son Stuart leads to an unfortunate misunderstanding. As Stuart threatens to go public with his side of the story, Mattie and the others try to placate him with an all-access visit to the training complex to meet the team. It is a shame that Petey Brookes won’t play ball!

The First Team: Series 1

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