Season 1 - 5 Guest Character Directory: B

 

 

 

 

Duration: Episode

Duration: Season

Year(s)

 

Barbara Finch (Janet Pate)

159, 161, 163

3.19, 3.21, 3.23

1999

Middle-aged ball-breaker who would seem more accustomed to being a headmistress than representing World Cup winning superstar footballers. Barbara gets involved with Harchester United when her client Didier Baptiste is looking to play under his former Monaco team mate Luis Amor Rodriguez. Barbara is unimpressed with the club's initial wage offer of ten thousand pounds a week when Didier's terms would start at twenty-five, though she grudgingly agrees to the basic pay of £20K. She also has little time for Ann Patterson, who hasn't any big name clients to her PR portfolio, though thaws when Didier speaks up for her potential. After Didier has left the club, Barbara hangs on to money meant to be paid to Harchester by his new club Marseille, as she acted as an intermediary. When she stalls transferring the funds, Harchester's players cannot be paid leading to a revolt against Lynda, and Roger Frost says he will lodge a complaint about Barbara.

Barney (Tim Vincent)

239

5.11

2001

Old friend of Claudia Irving who is a professional photographer, and is recruited to take the pictures for her marketing manager bid - a campaign going to all the Premiership clubs nationwide on matchday featuring Claudia posing in Harchester kit, or with two footballs across her bare front.

Ben Lucas (Barnaby Francis)

212

4.10

2000

Scott's 10-year-old half brother. Gets a surprise when the famous Scott Lucas turns up at the family home, and an even bigger one when Scott reveals they don't just share a last name, but the same dad. Scott buys Ben and Chris presents, and invites them to watch him play from the executive box, but parents Alex and Marion don't want Scott upsetting their family life and put a stop to the contact.

Beryl Brookman (Maureen Flynn)

240

5.12

2001

Mayoress of Harchester who is a guest at the club's Christmas party. Arrives with a reputation to behold, but a taste of Andrei's Ukrainian home brew and her Party Animal side is in full flow. Is soon attempting the Tango with agent Mr Perez, and the next morning Lynda and Claudia laugh over her trying to snog Jeff!

Bill Martin (James Carcaterra)

240

5.12

2001

Chair of the Harchester Supporters Association who is invited to the Christmas party, and due to Claudia's efforts to humiliate her dad, brings with him a load of uninvited members. Bill is eager to give Sam a piece of his mind over his running of the club, and Claudia encourages him to vent his frustrations as her father is "very approachable"!

Brenda (Michelle Joseph)

 

Brian McCarthy (David McBlaine)

Braveheart (Alan Pritchard)