TV show · drama
The Main Chance
1969–1975 · 4 seasons, 45 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes The Main Chance
Season 1
1969 · 6 episodes · about 6h
1. What About Justice?60 min
The son of an industrialist brings Main into partnership with a solicitor friend.
Season summaries4 seasons, 45 episodes
Season 1
1969 · 6 episodes · about 6h
Season 2
1970 · 13 episodes
Season 3
1972 · 13 episodes
Season 4
1975 · 13 episodes
Episodes run about 60 min. Last episode: July 11, 1975
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What is it about? The Main Chance
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.
Genre: drama.
Cast and crew The Main Chance
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Creators
- Created byEdmund Ward
- Created byJohn Malcolm
- EditingTim Ritson
- NetworkITV1
Full cast330 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- John Stride · David Main · 45 ep.
- Roderic Noble · Michael Kelly · 1 ep.
- George Innes · George Wilkinson · 1 ep.
- Leslie Sands · Charles Arkwright · 1 ep.
- Frederick Danner · Anthony Arkwright · 1 ep.
- Peter Halliday · John Smith · 1 ep.
- Alan Bird · Det. Sgt. Rafferty · 1 ep.
- Julian Grant · Det. Con. Sharp · 1 ep.
- Willoughby Goddard · Ernest Lang · 1 ep.
- Arthur Hewlett · Archibald Maclaren · 1 ep.
- Michael Elwyn · Radchester · 1 ep.
- Joan Peart · Hume-Gilbert · 1 ep.
- John Atkinson · Magistrate · 1 ep.
- Martin Boddey · Gilbert Ellnet · 1 ep.
- Michael Atha · Page Boy · 1 ep.
- John Normington · George Hargrave · 1 ep.
- Murray Evans · Mort Harper · 1 ep.
- Frank Barrie · Richard Pryce-Hartley · 1 ep.
- John Crocker · Oliver Griffiths · 1 ep.
- Robert Hartley · Frederick · 2 ep.
- John Graham · Roy Sanderson · 1 ep.
- Tony Caunter · Harry Rowlands · 1 ep.
- Noel Hood · Harriet · 1 ep.
- Ballard Berkeley · Major Dibbyn · 1 ep.
- Georgine Anderson · Kellaway · 1 ep.
- Morris Parsons · Park Keeper · 1 ep.
- Austin Trevor · Judge · 1 ep.
- Frank Sieman · Jury Foreman · 1 ep.
- Geoffrey Denton · Court Chairman · 1 ep.
- Victor Brooks · Police Sergeant · 1 ep.
- John Law · Fletcher's Solicitor · 1 ep.
- Marjorie Rhodes · Ruth Paxton · 1 ep.
- John Garrie · Ernest Paxton · 1 ep.
- Michael Gover · James Earnshaw · 1 ep.
- Michael Beint · George Seager · 1 ep.
- Walter Sparrow · Site Foreman · 1 ep.
- Stuart Saunders · Salesman · 1 ep.
- Alfred Bell · Det. Sgt. Abbott · 2 ep.
- Aubrey Morris · Elbert Cheever · 1 ep.
- Aimée Delamain · Alice Greensmith · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Edmund Ward · Writer
- John Frankau · Director
- John Malcolm · Writer
- Christopher Hodson · Director
- Marc Miller · Director
- Tim Ritson · Editor
- Ray Jenkins · Writer
- Derek Bennett · Director
- Cyril Coke · Director
- Max Wheeler · Editor
- David Weir · Writer
- Michael Ferguson · Director
- Tony Wharmby · Director
- Louis Marks · Writer
- Bob Hird · Director
- Gareth Davies · Director
- Allen Jewhurst · Editor
- Peter Taylor · Editor
- David Lees · Writer
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Details The Main Chance
- First episode
- June 18, 1969
- Last episode
- July 11, 1975
- Status
- ended
- Network
- ITV1
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English
- Studio
- Yorkshire Television
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does The Main Chance have?
4 seasons, 45 episodes. The last episode aired July 11, 1975.
Who’s in The Main Chance?
John Stride, Roderic Noble, George Innes, Leslie Sands, Frederick Danner, Peter Halliday, Alan Bird, Julian Grant, Willoughby Goddard, and Arthur Hewlett. Created by Edmund Ward and John Malcolm.
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