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The Main Chance
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The Main Chance

1969–19754 seasons45 episodes60 min★ 8.2 (4 votes)
DramaITV1

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.

Created by Edmund Ward, John Malcolm

Seasons

Season 1
Season 11969 · 6 episodes
Season 2
Season 21970 · 13 episodes
Season 3
Season 31972 · 13 episodes
Season 4
Season 41975 · 13 episodes

Cast

John StrideJohn StrideDavid Main · 45 ep.Roderic NobleRoderic NobleMichael Kelly · 1 ep.George InnesGeorge InnesGeorge Wilkinson · 1 ep.Leslie SandsLeslie SandsCharles Arkwright · 1 ep.FFrederick DannerAnthony Arkwright · 1 ep.Peter HallidayPeter HallidayJohn Smith · 1 ep.AAlan BirdDet. Sgt. Rafferty · 1 ep.JJulian GrantDet. Con. Sharp · 1 ep.Willoughby GoddardWilloughby GoddardSir Ernest Lang · 1 ep.Arthur HewlettArthur HewlettSir Archibald Maclaren · 1 ep.Michael ElwynMichael ElwynLord Radchester · 1 ep.JJoan PeartMrs. Hume-Gilbert · 1 ep.JJohn AtkinsonMagistrate · 1 ep.Martin BoddeyMartin BoddeyGilbert Ellnet · 1 ep.MMichael AthaPage Boy · 1 ep.John NormingtonJohn NormingtonGeorge Hargrave · 1 ep.MMurray EvansMort Harper · 1 ep.FFrank BarrieRichard Pryce-Hartley · 1 ep.JJohn CrockerOliver Griffiths · 1 ep.RRobert HartleyFrederick · 2 ep.JJohn GrahamRoy Sanderson · 1 ep.Tony CaunterTony CaunterHarry Rowlands · 1 ep.Noel HoodNoel HoodAunt Harriet · 1 ep.Ballard BerkeleyBallard BerkeleyMajor Dibbyn · 1 ep.Georgine AndersonGeorgine AndersonMrs. Kellaway · 1 ep.MMorris ParsonsPark Keeper · 1 ep.Austin TrevorAustin TrevorJudge · 1 ep.FFrank SiemanJury Foreman · 1 ep.GGeoffrey DentonCourt Chairman · 1 ep.Victor BrooksVictor BrooksPolice Sergeant · 1 ep.JJohn LawFletcher's Solicitor · 1 ep.Marjorie RhodesMarjorie RhodesRuth Paxton · 1 ep.John GarrieJohn GarrieErnest Paxton · 1 ep.MMichael GoverJames Earnshaw · 1 ep.MMichael BeintGeorge Seager · 1 ep.Walter SparrowWalter SparrowSite Foreman · 1 ep.Stuart SaundersStuart SaundersSalesman · 1 ep.AAlfred BellTobias Wheeler · 2 ep.Aubrey MorrisAubrey MorrisElbert Cheever · 1 ep.Aimée DelamainAimée DelamainAlice Greensmith · 1 ep.Simon OatesSimon OatesGodfrey Allen · 1 ep.Arthur BroughArthur BroughCounty Court Judge · 1 ep.Anthony BairdAnthony BairdWatchman · 1 ep.John BennettJohn BennettRaul Ramira · 1 ep.AAlan BrowningMontero · 1 ep.Raymond YoungRaymond YoungCharles Benoit · 1 ep.Lesley NunnerleyLesley NunnerleyRosa · 1 ep.Dorothy GordonDorothy GordonMary Cooper · 1 ep.LLane MeddickCooper · 1 ep.DDavid GreySanches · 1 ep.DDavid TrevenaPrison Cook · 1 ep.AAl GarciaPorter · 1 ep.Kate O'MaraKate O'MaraJulia Main · 4 ep.JJudy HuxtableOlivia Marrett-Browne · 1 ep.Richard WylerRichard WylerTim Cowley · 2 ep.Elizabeth ShepherdElizabeth ShepherdThe Hon. Fiona Cowley · 1 ep.Hamilton DyceHamilton DyceJudge · 1 ep.Brian OultonBrian OultonGeorge Mynter · 1 ep.Neil WilsonNeil WilsonPrison Doctor · 1 ep.LLiz BamberPriscilla Graves · 4 ep.

Crew

Directing
John Frankau (Director), Christopher Hodson (Director), Marc Miller (Director), Derek Bennett (Director), Cyril Coke (Director), Tony Wharmby (Director), Michael Ferguson (Director), Bob Hird (Director)
Writing
Edmund Ward (Writer), John Malcolm (Writer), Ray Jenkins (Writer), David Weir (Writer), Louis Marks (Writer), David Lees (Writer)
Editing
Tim Ritson (Editor), Max Wheeler (Editor), Peter Taylor (Editor), Allen Jewhurst (Editor)

Data: TMDB (this product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB), Wikidata.