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Season 7 Episode 22
Episode 314 Sky One Transmission Date: Directed by David Bartlett
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Pilar
Clyde, Donna
Dean
Ryan, team
DRAGONS 4 EVER! |
GS: Mr. Bartram (James Howard) Alan Curbishley (as himself) FA Commissioner (John Blakey) Gordon Taylor (as himself) As Harchester lose to Leicester, Pilar pleads with Mr. Bartram not to pull the plug when the Champions League is still within the club’s grasp. He tells her that no rash decisions will be made straight away, but no sooner than leaving he calls in the receivers who wait until everyone has left for the night before locking the gates shut. They then place a sign that the club has permanently ceased trading. The next morning Sandra and Grace arrive for work and they and the team receive text messages saying their contracts have been terminated. The dire consequences of her actions hit Pilar. The stunned team gather at Curtis’s whilst the management sit at Dean’s, watching Bartram as he addresses the media that liquidation of the club's assets has begun. A writ arrives informing that The Barrons are to be repossessed, giving the residents two hours to vacate. Stuart lets Pilar know that he holds her responsible, before heading to apologise to the team and to tell them to find new clubs. At The Grange, Pilar receives hate mail from the fans and Dean is assaulted when he steps in to stop one from attacking her. As Dean and Curtis sit in Studs they realise that the club would still exist if the team and the fans turned up for their next game. Whilst Dean sets about capturing the fans’ attention, Curtis tells the team that he will be holding training sessions in Addison Park and if the club means anything to them they should be there. Dean goes on television to tell the fans to be at the Charlton away game because there will be 11 angry men on the pitch. He then goes to see Alan Curbishley in training, who tells him he would need clearance from the Premier League before Charlton could consider playing Harchester. After the team are presented with a large delivery of fan mail and children’s drawings, Dean is determined to get the match played. In order to get their eleven-man-team, Donna speaks to Clyde who has been offered two and a half million to join Spurs. He still isn't convinced so Donna gets him drunk and they sleep together, thus forcing him to return when she threatens to humiliate him in the papers. Curtis meanwhile, asks Marcel to play in the team for Saturday, but he wishes him luck and leaves for other matters. Dean presents his case to the Premier League officials. He is told that it's the nineteen other Premiership chairmen that make the final decision. To the waiting press outside Dean makes his appeal whilst the players all slowly make their way to Addison Park, completing the 11 Man line-up. The team are allowed to proceed but Jeff is not happy about Lee playing when he is not insured and has to pull out. The team now doubt they can win and consider dropping out. Curtis tells them any result is better than being remembered as cowards. At the Charlton game, Stuart arrives with Ryan and Curtis asks whether he's willing to play. Ryan agrees and says he's been looking forward to this day for the last three months and it's the only thing that's kept him going. Curtis scores, whilst back in Harchester DRAGONS 4 EVER! is sprayed onto the deceased sign on the club gates. Notes: The Best: Appearances of Gordon Taylor and, one of DT’s top managerial cameo makers, Alan Curbishley. Donna bedding Clyde to get him into returning to the team: “Connelly keeps comin' back for more!”. Dean’s speech – the turnaround for his character, fairly unpopular upon his arrival, to a Harchester and DT legend. Quotes: Dean: “This town. We've killed its football club”. And, in full, his beautiful speech which was too good to be left out: “I wasn't born a Harchester United fan. You all know that. I was just a scouser Everton fan before I came to Harchester. And I admit it, money was all that mattered to me, I thought I'd won the lottery. When all this happened, when everything was taken away, it all became clear to me. Your club is in my hands, and it's my duty as a football fan to protect it. And protecting it wasn't as hard as I thought. Because I realise, when those chains went up on the gates of our stadium, when all the decent loyal members of staff at our club lost their jobs, when our players, the men who have fought problem after problem all season were evicted from their homes. There's one thing that those banks can't repossess or put a padlock on or sell off because it lies in the players and it lies in the fans and that's the sprit of a football club [crowd cheers]. And I want all you Premiership chairmen to know, when you vote tomorrow, to let us play on, because we are Harchester Uni...[pauses] because we are Harchester United" Continuity: Karen phones Dean whilst he and the team nervously await the nineteen Premiership chairmen’s decision. The team in their park training sessions, kitted out in a mismatch of various Season 3-6 make-do HUFC training gear. Additional Info: The news reports that Harchester United have been in the football league for 120 years. Curtis mentions that the Reserves have gone and they as the first team are all that’s left. England Manager (2001-2006) Sven Goran Erikkson makes an appearance at the Charlton game. With Marcel absent Viv hands Curtis the captain's armband. Surprise!: Ryan’s return. He has been missed. What Was The Score?: A second goal sees Harchester lose 2–0 to Leicester meaning the club drops below sixth place in the league. At the Charlton game, Curtis scores making it Harchester 1–0 Charlton. Soundtrack: Archive: “Organ Song”, Michael Andrews Feat. Gary Jules: “Mad World”, Placebo: “The Bitter End”, R.E.M.: “(It’s the) End Of The World As We Know It”, Sigur Ros: “Track 3”, Thomas Newman: “Road To Chicago” Behind The Scenes: Written by her son, Harry Hewland, himself penning and directing 6 episodes up to Season 9, Jane shared that Dean’s passionate speech made Harry’s grandfather cry. |
