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The Main Chance
The Main Chance

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The Main Chance

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The Main Chance

·1969·45 episodes

Summary

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.

Cast

John Stride

John Stride

Margaret Ashcroft

John Wentworth

Anna Palk

Anna Palk

Glynn Edwards

Glynn Edwards

John Arnatt

John Arnatt

Philip Bond

Philip Bond

Estelle Kohler

Estelle Kohler

Sharon Maughan

Sharon Maughan

Ingrid Hafner

Ingrid Hafner

Gary Bond

Gary Bond

Kate O'Mara

Kate O'Mara

Liz Bamber

David Lodge

David Lodge

Denis Lill

Denis Lill

Jack Watson

Jack Watson

Ronald Radd

Ronald Radd

Bernard Kay

Bernard Kay

Valerie Dane

Frederick Treves

Stuart Wilson

Stuart Wilson

Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Robert Hartley

Alfred Bell

Richard Wyler

Richard Wyler

Jack May

Jack May

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Georgina Ward

Georgina Ward

Jack Woolgar

Anthony Bate

Anthony Bate

Edward Harvey

Andrew Laurence

Guy Slater

Guy Slater

John Barcroft

Peter Cellier

Peter Cellier

Kathleen St John

Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

John Harvey

John Harvey

Peter Williams

Peter Williams

Norman Scace

Philip Brack

Peter Gilmore

Peter Gilmore

Brian Hawksley

David Savile

Peter Birrel

Frank Duncan

Patrick Jordan

Patrick Jordan

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

John Welsh

John Welsh

Stuart Damon

Stuart Damon

Roderic Noble

Roderic Noble

George Innes

George Innes

Leslie Sands

Leslie Sands

Frederick Danner

Peter Halliday

Peter Halliday

Alan Bird

Julian Grant

Willoughby Goddard

Willoughby Goddard

Arthur Hewlett

Arthur Hewlett

Michael Elwyn

Michael Elwyn

Joan Peart

John Atkinson

Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey

Michael Atha

John Normington

John Normington

Murray Evans

Frank Barrie

John Crocker

John Graham

Tony Caunter

Tony Caunter

Noel Hood

Noel Hood

Ballard Berkeley

Ballard Berkeley

Georgine Anderson

Morris Parsons

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Frank Sieman

Geoffrey Denton

Victor Brooks

Victor Brooks

John Law

Marjorie Rhodes

Marjorie Rhodes

John Garrie

John Garrie

Michael Gover

Michael Beint

Walter Sparrow

Walter Sparrow

Stuart Saunders

Aubrey Morris

Aubrey Morris

Aimée Delamain

Aimée Delamain

Simon Oates

Simon Oates

Arthur Brough

Arthur Brough

Anthony Baird

Anthony Baird

John Bennett

John Bennett

Alan Browning

Raymond Young

Raymond Young

Lesley Nunnerley

Lesley Nunnerley

Dorothy Gordon

Dorothy Gordon

Lane Meddick

David Grey

David Trevena

Al Garcia

Judy Huxtable

Judy Huxtable

Elizabeth Shepherd

Elizabeth Shepherd

Hamilton Dyce

Hamilton Dyce

Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

Neil Wilson

Neil Wilson

Norman Mitchell

Norman Mitchell

William Wilde

Robin Hawdon

Robin Hawdon

Patrick Barr

Patrick Barr

Hugh Cross

Hugh Cross

Richard Hurndall

Richard Hurndall

Alan Clements

Diana Coupland

Diana Coupland

Brian Rawlinson

John Westbrook

John Westbrook

David Steuart

Valerie Sarruf

Bernard Hepton

Bernard Hepton

David Hutcheson

David Hutcheson

Vladek Sheybal

Vladek Sheybal

Tom Kempinski

Tom Kempinski

Douglas Wilmer

Douglas Wilmer

Elizabeth Begley

Margaret Brady

Clifton Jones

Clifton Jones

Valerie Murray

Valerie Murray

Aly Ben Ayed

Aly Ben Ayed

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Cynthia Grenville

John Forrest

John Forrest

Frank Tregear

Sheila Hudson

Pat Heywood

Pat Heywood

Laurence Hardy

Laurence Hardy

Noel Dyson

Noel Dyson

Hilary Mason

Hilary Mason

Kenneth Edwards

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Paul Massie

Paul Massie

Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey

Arthur Pentelow

Marian Diamond

Georgina Hale

Georgina Hale

Robert Cawdron

Brian McDermott

Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Delia Paton

John Collin

John Collin

Glenn Williams

James Bree

James Bree

Edward Evans

Robin Ellis

Robin Ellis

John Turner

John Turner

John Humphry

Michael Cooper

Robert Raglan

Robert Raglan

John Allison

Arch Taylor

John Phillips

John Phillips

Michael Collins

Robin Ford

Hugh Morton

Hugh Morton

Preston Lockwood

Barbara Ogilvie

Joan Greenwood

Joan Greenwood

Nicholas Pennell

Felix Aylmer

Felix Aylmer

Faith Brook

Faith Brook

James Copeland

James Copeland

Hildegard Neil

Hildegard Neil

Ralph Truman

Ralph Truman

Gareth Forwood

Gareth Forwood

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Nicholas Courtney

Nicholas Courtney

Geoffrey Frederick

Jacqueline Maude

Norman Claridge

Robin Askwith

Robin Askwith

Paul Guess

David Purcell

Morris Perry

Morris Perry

Roy Purcell

Frederick Bartman

Michael Gwynn

Michael Gwynn

John Standing

John Standing

George Baker

George Baker

Timothy Carlton

Timothy Carlton

Robert Keegan

Tom Watson

Tom Watson

Jan Carey

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

Donald Webster

Donald Webster

Matthew Guinness

Joseph McKenna

Maev Alexander

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Norman Shelley

Malcolm Tierney

Malcolm Tierney

Lyndon Brook

Lyndon Brook

Basil Henson

Basil Henson

Seymour Matthews

Leon Sinden

James Hazeldine

James Hazeldine

Peter Attard

Philip Newman

Jacqueline Chan

Jacqueline Chan

Heather Sears

Heather Sears

Keith Marsh

Keith Marsh

Clifford Rose

Clifford Rose

Rowena Cooper

Rowena Cooper

Malcolm Terris

Malcolm Terris

Nora Nicholson

Nora Nicholson

David Garfield

Joe Dunlop

Dorothy Alison

Dorothy Alison

Ellis Dale

Hugh Moxey

Peter Arne

Peter Arne

Barbara Young

Barbara Young

Richard Easton

Richard Easton

Richard Burrell

Emrys James

Emrys James

Etain O'Dell

Gilbert Wynne

Gilbert Wynne

Sandra Duncan

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Richard Mathews

Richard Mathews

Scott Anthony

Candace Glendenning

Candace Glendenning

Benedicta Leigh

Julia Jones

Gerald Flood

Gerald Flood

Derek Smith

Derek Smith

Windsor Davies

Windsor Davies

Laurence Payne

Laurence Payne

Scott Forbes

Scott Forbes

John Horsley

John Horsley

Peter Winter

John Plume

Tessa Wyatt

Tessa Wyatt

Mark Burns

Mark Burns

David Butler

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Gillian Hawser

John Bown

Alister Williamson

Alister Williamson

Shirley Dixon

Shirley Dixon

Cynthia Michaelis

Anthony Sagar

Noel Willman

Noel Willman

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Hugh Sullivan

James Donnelly

Arthur White

Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard

Dave Hill

Dave Hill

Charles Morgan

Antony Carrick

Antony Carrick

Nigel Lambert

Edward Underdown

Edward Underdown

Jeffrey Segal

Richard Hampton

Eve Pearce

Martin Leroy

Andrew Lane

John Moore

Edward Judd

Edward Judd

Leslie Schofield

Leslie Schofield

Carleton Hobbs

Alison Mead

Tom Gowling

Barrie Cookson

Cyril Cross

Madge Hindle

Madge Hindle

Ivan Beavis

Ian Thompson

George Sewell

George Sewell

John Stratton

John Stratton

Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater

Ed Devereaux

Ed Devereaux

David Daker

David Daker

William Fox

Andy Bradford

Andy Bradford

Gillian Raine

Gillian Raine

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

Anthony Sharp

Anthony Sharp

David Lincoln

Alison Hughes

Peter Sandles

Martin Flynn

Sylvia Barter

Sylvia Barter

John Hartley

Eric Mason

Ray Smith

Ray Smith

Derek Francis

Derek Francis

Keith Washington

Joseph Brady

Joseph Brady

Frank Wylie

Artro Morris

Artro Morris

Anthony Roye

Chloe Franks

Chloe Franks

Gwen Cherrell

John Savident

John Savident

Harry Walker

Tony Melody

Tony Melody

James Mellor

Anthony Woodruff

Nigel Stock

Nigel Stock

Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins

Prue Clarke

Brian Hall

Brian Hall

Yvonne Sommerling

Fred Gaunt

Phyllida Law

Phyllida Law

Arnold Diamond

Arnold Diamond

Peter Ellis

Roger Booth

Peter Miles

Peter Miles

Kathleen Byron

Kathleen Byron

Christine Early

William Russell

William Russell

Michael Culver

Michael Culver

Derek Farr

Derek Farr

John Nettleton

John Nettleton

Michael Turner

Margo Johns

Margo Johns

Maurice O'Connell

Maurice O'Connell

Rod Beacham

Michael Hawkins

Michael Hawkins

Diane Mercer

Diane Mercer

Crew

Creator

Edmund Ward

Creator

John Malcolm

Status:

Ended

Original Language:

English

Type:

Scripted

Networks:

ITV1

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