The First Team

Thursday, BBC2, 9pm

A promising new sitcom from the creators of The Inbetweeners that follows the mostly offfield antics of young footballers Benji (Shaquille AliYebuah), Jack (Jack McMullen) and Mattie (Jake Short). While they may be winners on the pitch, when it comes to daily life, the trio have a tendency to score own goals. They struggle to deal with women, money and social media, but it’s not all their fault – Italian manager Cesare

(Paolo Sassanelli), American chairman Mark Crane (Arrested Development’s Will Arnett), resident hard man Petey Brooks (Theo BarklemBiggs, above) and ineffectual coach Chris Booth (Chris Geere) don’t make life easy.