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The Main Chance

1969 – 1975Show4 seasons45 episodes

Drama
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6

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.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Drop-in friendly
  • Thought-provoking

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Not for laughs, scares or brutality.

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The Main Chance episodes

4 seasons · 45 episodes

  1. S1 E1 What About Justice?, 7.6
  2. S1 E2 Body and Soul, 7.4
  3. S1 E3 The Professional, 7.6
  4. S1 E4 Liar's Dice, 7.5
  5. S1 E5 The Privilege of Justice, 7.4
  6. S1 E6 With All My Worldly Goods, 7.9
  1. S2 E1 A Time to Love, a Time to Die, 7.6
  2. S2 E2 It Could Happen to You, 7.4
  3. S2 E3 First, You Eat - Later We Ruin You, 8.1
  4. S2 E4 A Little Black and White Lie, 8.3
  5. S2 E5 The Walls of Jericho, 7.7
  6. S2 E6 A View from the Chair, 7.7
  7. S2 E7 The Best Legal System in the World, 7.7
  8. S2 E8 The Piper Calls the Tune, 7.8
  9. S2 E9 A Man I Know to Be Innocent..., 7.2
  10. S2 E10 A Vision of the Future, 7.5
  11. S2 E11 The Lady Who Went Too Far, 7.8
  12. S2 E12 Settlement Day, 8.4
  13. S2 E13 Private Armies, 7.8
  1. S3 E1 The Killing Ground, 8.0
  2. S3 E2 Love's Old Sweet Song, 8.1
  3. S3 E3 Acting for Self, 8.4
  4. S3 E4 Not in Today's Army, 7.5
  5. S3 E5 Widow's Mite, 7.7
  6. S3 E6 The Next Great Train Robbery, 7.4
  7. S3 E7 Where Did I Leave My Shining Armour?, 7.7
  8. S3 E8 Copper-Bottomed Cert, 7.8
  9. S3 E9 Doll on a Wall, 6.1
  10. S3 E10 A Choice of Jungles, 7.5
  11. S3 E11 Fit-Up, 7.5
  12. S3 E12 One for the House, 7.7
  13. S3 E13 Dear Sir, Unless..., 8.1
  1. S4 E1 Process, 8.2
  2. S4 E2 World of Silence, 8.3
  3. S4 E3 Rule of Law, 8.1
  4. S4 E4 Payment by Result, 7.7
  5. S4 E5 Survival, 8.1
  6. S4 E6 No Names, 7.3
  7. S4 E7 It Couldn't Happen Here, 7.5
  8. S4 E8 Killing, 7.8
  9. S4 E9 By the Book, 8.0
  10. S4 E10 When There's No Law, 7.7
  11. S4 E11 Year of the Tiger, 7.9
  12. S4 E12 We're the Bosses Now, 7.9
  13. S4 E13 Coroner's Verdict, 8.2

Cast

24 of 204 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
John Frankau, Christopher Hodson, Marc Miller
Written by
Edmund Ward, John Malcolm, Ray Jenkins

Everyone

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Facts

June 18, 1969 · July 11, 1975 · Ended

First aired
June 18, 1969
Last aired
July 11, 1975
Status
Ended
Length
4 seasons · 45 episodes
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is The Main Chance worth watching?"

Questions about The Main Chance

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is The Main Chance worth watching?

79
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79 (IMDb 7.6).

How long does it take to watch The Main Chance?

45 h

About 45 hours: 45 episodes in 4 seasons of about 60 minutes each, aired from 1969 to 1975.

Can I half-watch The Main Chance?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 5 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it drop-in friendly.

Is The Main Chance plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (7 of 10) and dialogue centrality (7 of 10) more than on its plot.