List of The Main Chance episodes

This is a list of episodes for the ITV television series The Main Chance.

Episodes

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First Series

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Episode # Original Air Date (UK) Episode Title Writer Director Guest cast
1-01 18 June 1969 What About Justice? Edmund Ward John Frankau George Innes, Peter Halliday, Arthur Hewlett, Michael Elwyn, Martin Boddey
1-02 25 June 1969 Body and Soul Edmund Ward Christopher Hodson Tony Caunter, Walter Gotell, Murray Evans, Ballard Berkeley, John Normington, John Law
1-03 2 July 1969 The Professional Edmund Ward John Frankau Jack Woolgar, Anthony Bate, Michael Gover, Walter Sparrow
1-04 9 July 1969 Liar's Dice Edmund Ward Christopher Hodson Aubrey Morris, Geoffrey Chater, Simon Oates, Aimée Delamain
1-05 16 July 1969 The Privilege of Justice Edmund Ward Christopher Hodson John Bennett, Alan Browning, David Grey
1-06 23 July 1969 With All My Worldly Goods... Edmund Ward John Frankau Elizabeth Shepherd, Jack May, Hamilton Dyce, Neil Wilson, Norman Mitchell, William Wilde

Second Series

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Episode # Original Air Date (UK) Episode Title Writer Director Guest cast
2-01 14 September 1970 A Time to Love, A Time to Die Edmund Ward Christopher Hodson Bernard Kay, Patrick Barr, David Lodge, Richard Hurndall
2-02 21 September 1970 It Could Happen to You Edmund Ward Marc Miller Diana Coupland, Bernard Kay
2-03 28 September 1970 First, You Eat - Later We Ruin You David Weir John Frankau Bernard Hepton, Peter Jeffrey, Vladek Sheybal
2-04 5 October 1970 A Little Black and White Lie David Weir John Frankau Clifton Jones, Douglas Wilmer, Valerie Murray, Jack May
2-05 12 October 1970 The Walls of Jericho Louis Marks Christopher Hodson Freddie Jones, Peter Cellier, Cynthia Grenville
2-06 19 October 1970 A View from the Chair Edmund Ward Marc Miller Ronald Radd, Pat Heywood, Hilary Mason, John Harvey, Noel Dyson
2-07 26 October 1970 The Best Legal System in the World John Malcolm John Frankau Peter Bowles, Glynn Edwards, Georgina Hale, Robert Cawdron
2-08 2 November 1970 The Piper Calls the Tune Louis Marks Christopher Hodson John Collin, Frank Mills, Brian McDermott, James Bree, Edward Evans
2-09 9 November 1970 A Man I Know to Be Innocent… John Malcolm Christopher Hodson Robin Ellis, John Turner
2-10 16 November 1970 A Vision of the Future Edmund Ward Christopher Hodson Peter Gilmore, Jack Watson, Preston Lockwood, Michael Collins, Hugh Morton
2-11 23 November 1970 The Lady Who Went Too Far David Weir John Frankau Joan Greenwood, Nicholas Pennell, Felix Aylmer, David Blake Kelly
2-12 30 November 1970 Settlement Day John Malcolm Christopher Hodson Hildegarde Neil, Walter Gotell, James Copeland, Faith Brook
2-13 7 December 1970 Private Armies Edmund Ward John Frankau David Lodge, Nicholas Courtney, Percy Herbert, Geoffrey Frederick, Norman Claridge

Third Series

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Episode # Original Air Date (UK) Episode Title Writer Director Guest cast
3-01 7 June 1972 The Killing Ground Edmund Ward John Frankau Robin Askwith, Jack Woolgar, Jack Watson, Guy Slater, David Purcell, Roy Purcell, Morris Perry
3-02 14 June 1972 Love’s Old Sweet Song Edmund Ward John Frankau George Baker, John Standing, Robert Keegan
3-03 21 June 1972 Acting for Self Ray Jenkins Marc Miller Bob Hoskins, Patrick Troughton, Tom Watson, Brian Hawksley, David Savile
3-04 28 June 1972 Not in Today’s Army John Batt Marc Miller James Hazeldine, Malcolm Tierney, Lyndon Brook
3-05 5 July 1972 Widow’s Mite John Batt John Frankau Jacqui Chan, Peter Cellier, Gary Bond, Heather Sears, Keith Marsh
3-06 12 July 1972 The Next Great Train Robbery Ray Jenkins Marc Miller Anthony Bate, Clifford Rose, Malcolm Terris, David Garfield
3-07 19 July 1972 Where Did I Leave My Shining Armour? Edmund Ward Marc Miller Stuart Wilson, Barbara Young, Peter Arne, Richard Easton, Richard Burrell, Hugh Moxey
3-08 26 July 1972 Copper-Bottomed Cert David Lees Marc Miller Emrys James, Gilbert Wynne, Richard Mathews
3-09 2 August 1972 Doll on a Wall Ray Jenkins John Frankau Frederick Treves, Scott Anthony, Candace Glendenning
3-10 9 August 1972 Choice of Jungles Edmund Ward Marc Miller Windsor Davies, Stuart Wilson, Gerald Flood, Derek Smith, Laurence Payne
3-11 16 August 1972 Fit- Up Ray Jenkins John Frankau Tessa Wyatt, John Horsley, Scott Forbes
3-12 23 August 1972 One for the House John Batt John Frankau Alister Williamson, John Bown, Peter Birrel, Shirley Dixon
3-13 30 August 1972 Dear Sir, Unless… Edmund Ward John Frankau Allan Cuthbertson, Noel Willman

Fourth Series

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Episode # Original Air Date (UK) Episode Title Writer Director Guest cast
4-01 18 April 1975 Process Edmund Ward Derek Bennett Michael Sheard, Denis Lill, Antony Carrick, Frederick Treves, Charles Morgan, Nigel Lambert, Peter Birrel, Edward Underdown
4-02 25 April 1975 World of Silence Edmund Ward Derek Bennett Ronald Radd, Denis Lill, Frederick Treves, Richard Hampton, Andrew Lane
4-03 2 May 1975 Rule of Law John Batt Gareth Davies Leslie Schofield, Carleton Hobbs, Peter Jeffrey, Edward Judd, John Harvey
4-04 9 May 1975 Payment by Result Edmund Ward Derek Bennett Ingrid Hafner, Stuart Damon, Philip Bond, Ian Thompson
4-05 16 May 1975 Survival John Batt Cyril Coke George Sewell, Geoffrey Chater, David Daker, John Stratton, William Fox
4-06 23 May 1975 No Names Ray Jenkins Tony Wharmby Donald Douglas, Brian Hawksley, Eric Mason, Martin Flynn
4-07 30 May 1975 It Couldn’t Happen Here Edmund Ward Tony Wharmby Stuart Wilson, Ray Smith, Frederick Jaeger, Derek Francis, Frank Wylie
4-08 6 June 1975 Killing Ray Jenkins Cyril Coke John Savident, Stuart Damon
4-09 20 June 1975 By the Book Edmund Ward Cyril Coke Tony Melody, Denis Lill, David Savile, James Mellor
4-10 27 June 1975 When There’s No Law John Batt Michael Ferguson Frederick Jaeger, Nigel Stock, Michael Robbins, Brian Hall
4-11 4 July 1975 Year of the Tiger Ray Jenkins Michael Ferguson Phyllida Law, Peter Gilmore, Denis Lill, Frederick Jaeger, Arnold Diamond
4-12 11 July 1975 We’re the Bosses Now John Batt Derek Bennett Kathleen Byron, Michael Culver, Bernard Kay, Peter Miles, William Russell
4-13 18 July 1975 Coroner’s Verdict Edmund Ward Bob Hird John Nettleton, Derek Farr, Maurice O’Connell, Michael Turner, Rod Beacham, Michael Hawkins