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Footballer Wants a Wife set for September launch

Six-part web series Footballer Wants A Wife is set to launch on September 8.

Brooke Satchwell, Ben Nicholas and Cassandra Magrath form the cast of series which parodies reality TV dating shows.

The series was funded through Screen Australia’s Multiplatform Drama program and follows three young footballers as they embark on their modern-day journey to find true love.

The series had been in development since 2012 until Ben Nicholas took the concept to Jonathan Dutton, and Julian V. Costanzo from Crankyfish, a production company specialising in TVCs and story-led digital content. 

Nicholas said he didn't feel like there were any roles he was auditioning for that were fun and in line with the type of work he wanted to be doing as an actor.

"I also really wanted to write my own show," he said. 

"So while I was waiting tables, I came up with the idea of Footballer Wants A Wife. 

"After weeks of writing, I shot a pilot with help from some good mates to take to producers and networks.”

 Dutton said: “We took on Footballer Wants A Wife because we think Ben has terrific comic talent and we also saw this as a great opportunity to show just how completely fabricated reality TV can be.”

 The series has collected thousands of views on Nicholas' YouTube channel. 

The trailer for the show, which parodies ‘The Bachelor’ was a huge hit, garnering over 60,000 views on Facebook and YouTube collectively.

Nicholas plays the role of the delightfully vain Steven Papakonstantinou, a footballer looking for a wife … just like his mother.

 There will be a public screening in football’s hometown of Melbourne on Tuesday, September 8 at The Astor from 8pm.

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