The Ladies of Ted Lasso

The female relationships in a show about British men’s football are redemptive

Juno Temple and Hannah Waddingham in “Ted Lasso,” now streaming on Apple TV+ (Photo: Apple TV+ license)

The scene that best showcases the treatment of female relationships in Apple TV’s new feelgood series “Ted Lasso” is not much of a scene at all. It occurs midway through the series. In Episode 5, “New Underwear,” Keeley Jones (played by Juno Temple) strides unbidden into her ex-boyfriend Jamie Tartt’s home (played by Phil Dunster). Jones finds…