▁written ▁about ▁a ▁real - life ▁club , ▁the ▁Don c aster ▁B elles ▁— ▁Play ing ▁the ▁Field ▁ran ▁for ▁five ▁series , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 2 , ▁with ▁scripts ▁by , ▁amongst ▁others , ▁Kay ▁M ell or , ▁S ally ▁W ain w right ▁and ▁Gay nor ▁F aye . ▁ ▁Despite ▁being ▁set ▁in ▁South ▁York shire , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁location ▁film ing ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Il k eston , ▁Derby shire , ▁although ▁the ▁fifth ▁( and ▁final ) ▁series ▁was ▁fil med ▁around ▁Le eds ; ▁whilst ▁the ▁theme ▁song , ▁" Blue " ▁by ▁Al ison ▁Mo y et , ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁B - side ▁track ▁about ▁the ▁singer ' s ▁love ▁of ▁South end ▁United ▁FC . ▁A ▁young ▁Marsh a ▁Thom ason ▁— ▁who ▁has ▁since ▁appeared ▁in ▁U . S . ▁shows ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁and ▁Lost ▁— ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁series ▁of ▁Play ing ▁the ▁Field . ▁The ▁first ▁four ▁series ▁have ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁but ▁the ▁fifth ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁available . ▁ ▁Main ▁cast ▁ ▁Lor raine ▁Ash bourne ▁… ▁Ger ald ine ▁Pow ell ▁Mel anie ▁Hill ▁… ▁R ita ▁Dol an ▁Jo ▁Mc In nes ▁… ▁Jo ▁M ull en ▁Les ley ▁Sh arp ▁… ▁Ther esa ▁M ull en ▁Marsh a ▁Thom ason ▁… ▁Sh aron ▁' Sh az za ' ▁Pear ce ▁S ai ra ▁Tod d ▁…