Jason Porter (Frankie Fitzgerald) 2006-2007

First Regular Appearance: 10.1 (#388) Dragon Till I Die  Sunday 29th October 2006

Last Regular Appearance: 10.32 (#419) The Final Whistle Part Two  Sunday 3rd June 2007

Duration: EP: 388 - 419  |  SE: 10.1 – 10.32

Squad Number/Position: #10 (Midfielder)

Last Seen: Ending the Dragons' twenty-one year wait for title glory. With a little help from Mr. Harchester!

Jason’s father David was a lifelong Harchester fan who always believed his son had potential. His proudest moment came when Jason, at the age of twelve, was welcomed into the club's academy by club legend and youth team manager Frank Patcham. Tragically, Jason lost his dad only a year later, and at such a vulnerable age, began to go off the rails. The pain of something he had shared with his father contributed to Jason droping out of the academy at fourteen, but he never lost his love for his club, the Dragon's.

Despite a serious comedown from Harchester's academy, Jason joined a local five-a-side team where he met his true companions Phil and Deano. The three worked together at the Tyre Bay, and never missed a Dragons game - where at a Carling Cup away with Preston, Jason met his girlfriend Katy, admiring her front in berating his hero Karl Fletcher for missing the ball! Attending a pre-season friendly in 2006 against Southend, Jason chooses his moment to loudly voice his annoyance at Alex Rose's managing tactics. Jason gets a shock when Alex orders him down to face him on the sidelines, and is told he is going on to show he can do a better job! On the pitch, Jason shows he hasn't lost the talent that once secured him schoolboy forms, and it is down to a goal he scores that Harchester win the match.

When Alex turns up at the Tyre Bay, Jason believes it's a prank by Phil and Deano, but it's for real - an impressed Alex offers Jason a month's trial with the reserves. The reserves do not take kindly to the commodity that is "Tyre Boy" pitching up, and Jason doubts whether he can do it, but gets advice from European-class Pavel Kovac who admires his story. When both Alex and Kovac leave, Jason's trial is nearing its end, and he fears new manager Jimmy Craig holds his last chance. After Katy passionately demands he stay to see Jason, Jimmy agrees to give him a contract while he continues to train with the reserves. Jason and Katy leave their high-rise tower block in time for his first team debut.

The life of a Premier League footballer begins to change Jason, his head turned by his high wages and, after accepting ecstasy at a party in London, has a much regretted one-night-stand with Emma. Upon returning home, he tries to ease his guilt by proposing to Katy, which she accepts. There is another problem brewing with Phil and Deano, who feel neglected by Jason in favour of his new famous friends, in particular Gavin, Miguel and Sean. For Jason’s twentieth birthday, the boys and Katy obtain Karl Fletcher's FA Cup winning shirt - a real piece of Harchester history. Jason doesn't show up on the night to collect his present, when he is roped into the trio's gambling woes, which saw casino boss J.F Freddericks choke to death on chewing gum. This reminds Jason who his real friends are, and he puts Phil and Deano first again.

To keep Jason quiet about the J.F situation, Sean and co plan to initiate Jason - and use the Fletch shirt as a prop. Strange occurrences begin happening afterwards, and forced to pay Emma when she turns up, Jason is stunned to see the ghost of Fletch sitting beside him! This Fletch however appears to be a figment of Jason’s guilt - over cheating on Katy, J.F's death and his fear of screwing up at Harchester. At their wedding, Jason admits the truth of his mistake and is left by Katy. This is followed by being wrongly labelled as Dragonslayer, after a mix-up with Danny Sullivan’s tracksuit sees Jason accused of being the faceless troublemaker determined to destroy the team. It is only when Jason goes to the police and publicly admits he was alone with J.F when he died that Gavin makes the team realise Jason is not Dragonslayer.

Jason gets a place on the bench for Harchester’s historic Premier League title bid against Chelsea, and when Gavin comes off injured, acting-manager(!) Steve Kramer gives Jason his chance. With just one goal needed for the win, a pass comes Jason's way, and the spirit of Fletch inside of him, Jason shoots as Fletch watches, waits, and smiles!

In May 2020, Frankie appeared at the cast reunion fundraiser Harchester Reunited