Based on a one-off pilot episode in August 1995, this short-lived BBC comedy series revolved around the titular pub football team, who played in a Scottish Sunday league – the Streaky Bacon League Cup – and were consistently terrible.
The team comprised a bunch of past-it misfits, and as they slid down the table, they couldn’t even score against the likes of the not-so-mighty Borussia Bishopbriggs.
Their enthusiastic coach, Bonner (Clive Russell), tried to motivate them, but their midfield maestro, Jack Roan (Gordon Kennedy), was dealing with the discovery that his wife, Karen (Aline Mowat), was playing away with one of his teammates, star strike Ally (Tom McGovern), whose scoring touch was more effective between the sheets than on the field.
The matches every Sunday helped Jack forget about this and his rather dull job at the Job Centre, giving him and his teammates a chance to dream.
The team’s latest signing was the less-than-youthful Alec ‘Gazza’ McWham (Ronnie Letham), who was now in the ‘prime’ of his playing career despite being suspended 18 times and serving six years for GBH.
Jack was dropped from the team mid-series, but the arrival of a new female physiotherapist brightened things up. Finally, – after defeating arch-rivals Gartcosh in the semi-finals – Atletico Partick made it to the Streaky Bacon League Cup final.
The series was written by Ian Pattison, creator of Rab C Nesbitt.
Jack Roan
Gordon Kennedy Karen Roan
Aline Mowat Alec “Gazza” McWham
Ronnie Letham Pettigrew
Iain McColl Ally
Tom McGovern Lachie
Steven McNicoll McStick
Gavin Mitchell Bonner
Clive Russell Marie
Anne Marie Timoney Sean
Jonathan Watson Sally
Nicola Park Dr Maitland
Tony Curran Andrea
Sally Howitt
