Rovers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Rovers is an original take on the goings on in the clubhouse of a lower league football.

Established in 1884, Redbridge Rovers FC are one of oldest clubs in the English club system. Attendance figures average around 27. The team are currently lying second from bottom in their league and their ground is two miles down a dirt track, next to the local rubbish tip.

Running the place is matriarchal, hardworking and loose lipped Doreen. Her meat raffles are legendary and have kept punters coming through her doors all those years.

Other characters include obsessive fan Pete Mott, who likes nothing more than talking stats over the scratchings with his best mate Tel - only Tel has recently thrown Pete for a loop by coming out as gay and bringing his new boyfriend Mel to the club.

Then there's Pete's young lodger Tom, who has got eyes for new barmaid Sam, bossy pensioner Francis and a whole host of other loveable eccentrics.

Series details

• Title: Rovers
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2016-05-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-06-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Showcase
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 6761
• IMDb ID: tt4960458
• TVDB ID: 311433

Cast and credited roles

• Sue Johnston — Doreen
• David Earl — Bruce
• Joe Wilkinson — Lee

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-05-24; final listed air date 2016-06-28; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rovers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.