Squad Goals: Dorking Til I Die (2022)

Former model and reality TV star Calum Best is following in his father George Best’s legendary footsteps – by taking over the reins of Dorking Wanderers Ladies football club. This grassroots squad is packed with passionate on-the-pitch talent – but does Calum have what it takes to get the team to the top of the league?

With the season in full swing, Calum is tested for the first time in his debut role as chairman. Under pressure, Calum consults football’s original WAG – his mum, Angie Best – and makes major changes to his coaching team, announcing the impending arrival of a familiar face. Elsewhere, Dorking’s defender HT reflects on her past and what inspired her to play football.

Calum’s Dorking Wanderers FC Ladies take on local rivals Sutton in a crucial game for the battle for the league. Dorking’s goal machine Charlotte is substituted with a medical condition; Manager Kat is urged to step up and unite the team. Off the pitch, Calum needs to find new ways to raise funds for the club, and is facing problems of his own, leading to a show-down with his agent.

Dorking Ladies are on a losing streak and team morale is low. Calum takes drastic action to avoid the season ending in tatters – but will he turn things around in time? Scrambling for wins both on and off the pitch, newly-single Bianca is back on the dating scene and injury-prone Jas works for match fitness with the support of her biggest fan. Will she make the squad for the remaining matches of the season?

A rematch against rivals Sutton offers the chance for Dorking to avenge their crushing loss, as they enter the fight to lift two trophies. Racing against time, Calum appoints a new physio to fend off mounting team injuries. Meanwhile Xayla takes new teammate Amber under her wing, and Charli faces decisions both on and off the pitch. Calum goes back to his roots in Belfast, the place where it all began for the Best family.

As the season draws to a close, the team face personal challenges off the pitch. Bianca deals with an unsettling change, Charlie makes a big decision, and HT confides in Calum. Reflecting on their first season together running the club, Marc and Calum consider what the future holds for Dorking Wanderers Ladies. In one final battle, can the team put everything on the line and realise their dream of winning the league?