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An Unsuitable Game

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Genre: Period Drama
6-part TV series written by Elaine Constantine & Polly Courtney
Directed by Elaine Constantine
A Western Edge Pictures & Sinner Films Co-Production

Status: In Development

An Unsuitable Game is a limited TV series about an impoverished 1910s factory girl who defies the odds and ignores social conventions to play football for England. Dubbed the “Billy Elliot of the women’s game”, this uplifting tale is inspired by the true story of Lily Parr, Britain’s foremost female footballer and top female goal scorer of the 20th century.


It’s 1917. While men fight in the trenches, women fill their boots in the factories – and on the football pitches, playing charity matches to raise money for the injured soldiers and frequently filling stadiums of fifty thousand capacity. But the Football Association don’t take kindly to the popularity of the women’s game and take it upon themselves to try and bring it down - ultimately banning women’s football for decades.

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When the war ends and the men return from the trenches, women are expected to fall back into line and forget their wartime dreams. But Lily Parr isn’t the type to forget. She wants to openly date Annie, her team’s goalkeeper, and she wants to play for England.


About the filmmakers: 

Elaine Constantine is a BAFTA-nominated writer/director and photographer, globally recognised for her colourful and upbeat fashion imagery of confident young women. Elaine wrote and directed her debut feature film, Northern Soul, which was released in 2014 to wide critical and commercial success. 

Polly Courtney is an English author and media commentator, best known for her novels Golden Handcuffs and Poles Apart. She is a regular commentator on TV and radio news panels, as well as contributing commentary pieces for The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Times and Huffington Post.