The six-part series is written by the award-winning duo Iain Morris and Damon Beesley. This series is their first as co-writers since The Inbetweeners series and films.

The First Team follows the off-the-pitch misadventures of three young football players (Ali-Yebuah, McMullen and Short) as they find themselves struggling with their mercurial Italian manager Cesare (Paulo Sassenelli), the team’s eccentric American Chairman (Will Arnett), resident hard-man Petey Brooks (Theo Barklem Biggs) and ineffectual coach Chris Booth (Chris Geere).

The cast also features Tamla Kari (The Inbetweeners, The Musketeers), Vadhir Derbez (How To Be A Latin Lover), Phil Wang (pictured, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Taskmaster), Neil Fitzmaurice (Peep Show, Mount Pleasant) and Yetunde Oduwole (Enterprice).

Iain Morris and Damon Beesley said when it was announced: “We're so lucky to be working with such an incredible bunch, some new faces and some we've worked with over the years, all making us laugh enormously.”