Lynda Block is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 in the Sky One drama, Dream Team

Dream Team (TV series)

Dream Team is a British television series produced by Hewland International which aired on Sky1 and Sky3 from 1997 to 2007; it chronicled the on-field and off-field affairs of the fictional Harchester United Football Club....

. She was also a big rugby fan growing up and idolised lions player like Bill Beaumont

Bill Beaumont

William "Bill" Blackledge Beaumont CBE was captain of the England rugby union team at a time when they struggled to win games. His greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam. He played as a lock...

 and Rodney O'Donnell. Lynda is played by British actress Alison King

Alison King

Alison King is an English actress. She has had major television roles as Lynda Block in the Sky One television series Dream Team, and as Carla Connor in Coronation Street since 2006.- Early life and education :...

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Lynda Block is one of the longest running characters in the show which has now ended after the tenth series. Lynda first appearing at the start of the second series. Her character is regarded as one of the most popular in the shows history.

During series 6, 7 and 8 she was serving time in prison for the murder of Prashant Dettani. She was released on the infamous day of the playoff final between Harchester and West Ham where all but 3 members of the team were killed.

Lynda Block was serving as harchester's chief executive until her boyfriend (club owner) Alex Rose announced he had killed his brother Casper Rose. This is where she left and was also pregnant with Alex Rose's baby. She came back in the last episode of Dream Team and had a small role.