DT Locations: Addison Road Stadium (1997-1999)

 

 Watford F.C.'s Vicarage Road doubled as the ground and exteriors of Harchester United's Addison Road Stadium, in 42 episodes of DT in Seasons 1 and 2.

 

In October 1997, youth team captain Dean Hocknell made his first team debut in the Coca-Cola Cup 3rd Round. Although they are put out by Chelsea, Dean contributes a goal, and new arrival Conor McCarthy sleeping rough is not the only thing the cameras pick up that night when Dean brings a mystery blonde back for a boardroom table romp. While Ron Atkinson's battles with chairman Michael Jacobs come to an end with his resignation, John Hollins caretakes until a replacement is found in Ian Coates. Dean receives an almighty shock when he is reacquainted with Georgina at the scene of their crime - and she is introduced by Jacobs as his sixteen-year-old daughter!

 

At Harchester's home fixture against Liverpool, Des is revealed to be inside the new Dragon mascot costume, when he has to find Conor before he runs away back to Northern Ireland. After Jacobs (and the whole first team) see Dean and Georgina's tape, Michael tells him he's going to make him suffer in the reserves for the remainder of his contract. Later while holding a sponsorship dinner, Des punches Michael across the table as a warning to stay away from Lynette. When the club hosts Jacobs's wake, a fight between Lucy and Georgina sees her pregnancy made public, and Lucy has to be carried out screaming upon the news.

 

1.9: Front entrance

1.7: Boardroom and its ultimate table!

 

 

At the FA Cup 5th Round, Coates's managing leaves Conor thinking he has to go out and be a tough guy. Minutes after coming on as a substitute, Conor clashes with Ian Wright and leaves him on the pitch in agony. Frank gives Conor some real management advice, and tells him he needs to be ready not in his actions but in his head the next time. Harchester go out at the Quarter Final with a goal from West Ham's Berkovich, and a little help from Stephanie Jacobs's "Harchester Says No" drugs campaign. The final home game of the season sees Harchester draw with Chelsea, and undergo a further wait to see Blackburn Rovers beat Barnsley to know they will be staying in the Premiership.

 

Harchester's new, and most influential chairman to date, Jerry Block makes clear his plan to take the club into the twenty-first century with a new stadium, and the Addison Road redevelopment seeing a new housing estate where the stadium stood. Harchester makes its first international signing this season in Luis Amor Rodriguez. After the suspension of Coates, Frank oversees Harchester's progression through the Third, Fourth and Fifth rounds of the FA Cup, before Luis is appointed in the role. A 1-1 draw in the Quarter Final at home is followed by wins in the Replay at St. Andrews and Semi-Final at Anfield. Going up against Man United at Wembley, Harchester bring the FA Cup back to Addison Road with a 2-1 win.

 

The Dragon's Lair stadium is built over the summer of 1999, and the last game at Addison Road, after 91 years as Harchester's home ground, is the UEFA Cup First Round First Leg against Ajax on Thursday 16th September 1999.

1.63: Warren and Conor mop the first team dressing room

2.46: Stands - perfect for a gruelling training exercise!

 

Addison Road Stadium (1997-99) appearances

 

SEASON 1 (21 episodes)

 

1.1 (#1)  Tuesday 14th October 1997

Outside, stands, tunnel, first team dressing room, gents, press box, dugout, corridor, boardroom, control room

 

1.2 (#2)  Wednesday 15th October 1997

Outside, boardroom, Atkinson's office

 

1.4 (#4)  Wednesday 22nd October 1997

Front entrance, pitch, press box, boardroom

 

1.7 (#7)  Tuesday 4th November 1997

Outside, Jacobs' office, corridor, boardroom, stairwell

 

1.8 (#8)  Wednesday 5th November 1997

Boardroom

 

1.9 (#9)  Tuesday 11th November 1997

Jacobs’ office, outside, corridor, stands, pitch, office, car park

 

1.14 (#14)  Wednesday 26th November 1997

Jacobs’ office

1.19 (#19)  Tuesday 16th December 1997

Corridor, Jacobs’ office, Coates’s office

 

1.25 (#25)  Tuesday 6th January 1998

Boardroom

 

1.26 (#26)  Wednesday 7th January 1998

Jacobs’ office

 

1.29 (#29)  Tuesday 20th January 1998

Tunnel, Jacobs’ office, boardroom

 

1.31 (#31)  Tuesday 27th January 1998

Boardroom, corridor

 

1.38 (#38)  Wednesday 18th February 1998

Addison Road street, first team dressing room, stands, car park, outside, tunnel

 

1.43 (#43)  Tuesday 10th March 1998

Press room, stands, entrance, exec box, corridor

1.47 (#47)  Tuesday 24th March 1998

Stephanie’s office

 

1.48 (#48)  Wednesday 25th March 1998

Boardroom

 

1.55 (#55)  Tuesday 21st April 1998

Boardroom, Stephanie's office

 

1.56 (#56)  Wednesday 22nd April 1998

Boardroom, Stephanie's office

 

1.62 (#62)  Wednesday 13th May 1998

Stephanie’s office

 

1.63 (#63)  Tuesday 19th May 1998

Tunnel, first team dressing room, exec box, stands

 

1.64 (#64)  Wednesday 20th May 1998

Stands, boardroom

 

SEASON 2 (21 episodes)

 

 

 

 

2.1 (#65)  Tuesday 1st September 1998

Stands, first team dressing room, exec box

 

2.4 (#68)  Thursday 10th September 1998

Boardroom

 

2.11 (#75)  Tuesday 6th October 1998

Entrance, car park, boardroom

 

2.13 (#77)  Tuesday 13th October 1998

Boardroom

 

2.16 (#80)  Thursday 22nd October 1998

Boardroom

 

2.19 (#83)  Tuesday 3rd November 1998

Car park, boardroom, first team dressing room

 

2.23 (#87)  Tuesday 17th November 1998

Boardroom, Coates’s office

 

2.28 (#92)  Thursday 3rd December 1998

Coates’s office, first team dressing room, pitch, stands, exec box, boardroom

2.33 (#97)  Tuesday 22nd December 1998

Boardroom

 

2.38 (#102)  Thursday 7th January 1999

Outside, tunnel, exec box, first team dressing room, dugout, pitch

 

2.43 (#107)  Tuesday 26th January 1999

First team dressing room

 

2.44 (#108)  Thursday 28th January 1999

First team dressing room, stands, pitch, exec box, dugout

 

2.46 (#110)  Thursday 4th February 1999

Boardroom, stands

 

2.49 (#113)  Tuesday 16th February 1999

Boardroom, first team dressing room, exec stands, tunnel, pitch

 

2.51 (#115)  Tuesday 23rd February 1999

Boardroom, outside, tunnel, pitch, players’ lounge, dug-out, exec stands, corridor

2.57 (#121)  Tuesday 16th March 1999

Luis’s office, stairwell

 

2.61 (#125)  Tuesday 30th March 1999

Luis’s office, corridor, boardroom

 

2.71 (#135)  Tuesday 4th May 1999

First team dressing room, Coates’s office

 

2.72 (#136)  Thursday 6th May 1999

First team dressing room, exec box, stands, players’ lounge, pitch

 

2.73 (#137)  Tuesday 11th May 1999

First team dressing room, tunnel

 

2.75 (#139)  Tuesday 18th May 1999

Corridor, Luis’s office