Butterfingers (2004)

Butterfingers is a comedy drama series for 6-11 year-olds, which tells the story of what happens when Brian suddenly takes possession of a pair of goalkeeping gloves that are quite literally magic. Brian is an 11-year-old boy who is the worst goalkeeper in the world, playing for the worst mixed school team in the country. When he tries on the gloves in the first episode however, strange things start to happen. Not only does he start to make saves, as the gloves drag him all over the goalmouth, but later he discovers that they are capable of much, much more. Thus, through the following six episodes, we see a mix of football action, various magical adventures involving the gloves and the unfolding personal stories of Brian, his sister Rachel, their coach Harry, and several other members of the team. The gloves lead Brian into a whole range of unusual situations in which he demonstrates skills and abilities way beyond his age and experience. He cooks an entire Chinese Banquet, on his own at high speed, he drives a rally car better than any stunt driver, he turns into an expert with a sewing machine, he juggles and makes balloon animals, rebuilds a van engine, and has medical adventures, dressed as a nurse, in the hospital where his mother works. This is all set against the rising morale of the team as they stop loosing games, manage some draws, and even, in the last game of the series, score a goal and win a game through their own efforts.