The Main Chance(1969)
series - first aired/released 1969-06-18 - audience 8.3
Drama
Directed by Bob Hird, Christopher Hodson, Cyril Coke, Derek Bennett, Gareth Davies, John Frankau, Marc Miller, Michael Ferguson, Tony Wharmby
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.
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Cast
John StrideDavid Main
Roderic NobleMichael Kelly
George InnesGeorge Wilkinson
Leslie SandsCharles Arkwright- Frederick DannerAnthony Arkwright
Peter HallidayJohn Smith- Alan BirdDet. Sgt. Rafferty
- Julian GrantDet. Con. Sharp
Willoughby GoddardSir Ernest Lang
Arthur HewlettSir Archibald Maclaren
Michael ElwynLord Radchester- Joan PeartMrs. Hume-Gilbert
- John AtkinsonMagistrate
Martin BoddeyGilbert Ellnet- Michael AthaPage Boy
John NormingtonGeorge Hargrave- Murray EvansMort Harper
- Frank BarrieRichard Pryce-Hartley
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- John CrockerOliver Griffiths
- Robert HartleyFrederick
- John GrahamRoy Sanderson
Tony CaunterHarry Rowlands
Noel HoodAunt Harriet
Ballard BerkeleyMajor Dibbyn
Georgine AndersonMrs. Kellaway- Morris ParsonsPark Keeper
Austin TrevorJudge- Frank SiemanJury Foreman
- Geoffrey DentonCourt Chairman
Victor BrooksPolice Sergeant- John LawFletcher's Solicitor
Marjorie RhodesRuth Paxton
John GarrieErnest Paxton- Michael GoverJames Earnshaw
- Michael BeintGeorge Seager
Walter SparrowSite Foreman
Stuart SaundersSalesman- Alfred BellTobias Wheeler, Det. Sgt. Abbott
Aubrey MorrisElbert Cheever
Aimée DelamainAlice Greensmith
Simon OatesGodfrey Allen
Arthur BroughCounty Court Judge
Anthony BairdWatchman
John BennettRaul Ramira- Alan BrowningMontero
Raymond YoungCharles Benoit
Lesley NunnerleyRosa
Dorothy GordonMary Cooper- Lane MeddickCooper
- David GreySanches
- David TrevenaPrison Cook
- Al GarciaPorter
Kate O'MaraJulia Main- Judy HuxtableOlivia Marrett-Browne
Richard WylerTim Cowley
Elizabeth ShepherdThe Hon. Fiona Cowley
Hamilton DyceJudge
Brian OultonGeorge Mynter
Neil WilsonPrison Doctor- Liz BamberPriscilla Graves
Norman MitchellCharles Willard- William WildeElwyn Richards
Robin HawdonAlec Grafton
Patrick BarrDr. John Grafton
David LodgeDet. Sup. Guthrie, Det. Ch. Supt. Guthrie, Det. Chief Supt. Guthrie, Det. Chief Insp. Guthrie
Hugh CrossCoroner
Richard HurndallStipendiary Magistrate- Alan ClementsAmbulanceman
Diana CouplandMrs. Clifford
Jack MayHarry Turner, Derrick Asher
Brian RawlinsonGeorge Langden
John WestbrookCharles Wainwright- David SteuartJudge
Walter GotellGilbert Fletcher, Raymond Berry- Valerie SarrufMeriel Manmer
Bernard HeptonBridges
David HutchesonSir George More-Litton
Vladek SheybalOtto Zobel
Tom KempinskiDoran
Georgina WardEdie Semple
Douglas WilmerDr. Lowton- Elizabeth BegleyMrs. Donnell
- Margaret BradyEileen Donnell
Clifton JonesManuel Patino
Valerie MurrayCarlo Patino
Aly Ben AyedAbdul Naji
Freddie JonesProfessor Ian Allardyce- Jack WoolgarGeorge Cutforth, Arthur Litchfield
- Cynthia GrenvilleMary Allardyce
John ForrestTwite- Frank TregearWaiter
- Sheila HudsonReceptionist
Pat HeywoodMrs. Elliott
Laurence HardyEdward Main
Noel DysonJanet Harrison
Hilary MasonAgnes McLaren
Kenneth EdwardsMagistrate
Peter BowlesRoger Lamb
Paul MassieRichard Swanson
Wensley PitheyLord Bennett
Arthur PentelowArnold Foster- Marian DiamondHenrietta Carson
Georgina HaleSheila Smith- Robert CawdronCrispin
Anthony BateTom Kelly, Charles Ian Grady- Brian McDermottAllan Whittaker
Basil DignamMr. Jory- Edward HarveyBarrister, Inspector
Frank MillsJoe Brown- Delia PatonStella Brown
John CollinCharlie Webster- Glenn WilliamsStacey
- Andrew LaurenceSimon Tredgarth, Harris
James BreeMr. Fisher- Edward EvansMr. Griffiths
Robin EllisDonald Gordon Hopwood
John TurnerActing Supt. Grover- John HumphryHarvey Lingwood
- Michael CooperMagistrate - Tom Withers
Robert RaglanJudge- John AllisonJohn Howard
- Arch TaylorWarrant Officer
John PhillipsArnold Bingley- Michael CollinsJack Gillam
- Robin FordGeorge Auckland
Hugh MortonStipendiary Magistrate- Preston LockwoodMinistry Inspector
- Barbara OgilvieMrs. Ada Harrington
Joan GreenwoodMrs. Hilary Wenn- Nicholas PennellJeremy Upjohn
Felix AylmerJudge
Faith BrookSusan Crawford
Guy SlaterRichard Nash, Reginald Harris
James CopelandJohnny Stewart
Hildegard NeilUrsula Findon- John BarcroftIan Matthews, Mark Freedler
Peter CellierBraintree, Lawrence Wingrove
Ralph TrumanReginald Crowther
Gareth ForwoodJulian Webb
Jack WatsonHarry Selby, Charles Arkwright
John ArnattSidney Bulmer
Percy HerbertGil Vasey
Nicholas CourtneyJames Harding- Geoffrey FrederickDet. Sgt. Ransome
- Jacqueline MaudeLady Magistrate
- Norman ClaridgeStipendiary Magistrate
Robin AskwithSammy Cutforth- Paul GuessPeter Cutforth
- David PurcellLes Parfitt
- Kathleen St JohnMrs. Cullen, Lily
Morris PerryKellaway
Roy PurcellSgt. Purdie- Frederick BartmanJohn Eldon
Michael GwynnJudge
John StandingLord Radchester
George BakerMajor Donovan
Timothy CarltonJeremy Purcell-Browne- Robert KeeganSam Bradshaw
Tom WatsonSandy McGoggie- Jan CareyMary McGoggie
Patrick TroughtonFrederick Owen
Anna PalkLady Sarah Radchester, Sarah Courtney, Lady Radchester
Donald WebsterCrump
Peter JeffreyHugh Neville, Kenneth Manmer- Matthew GuinnessMerton
- Joseph McKennaKeir McGoggie
- Maev AlexanderMiss Bush
Bob HoskinsWorkman
Norman ShelleySefton Gardiner
Malcolm TierneyMaj. Michael Gardiner
Lyndon BrookLt. Col. Brant
Basil HensonBrigadier- Seymour MatthewsAdjutant
Leon SindenJudge
James HazeldineStaff Sgt. Timson- Peter AttardPvt. Pike
Ronald RaddLord Arkwright, Joseph Elvin
John HarveyChief Supt. Griffin, Mr. Justice Fairburn- Philip NewmanEdward Moss
Jacqueline ChanGina Gordon
Heather SearsMary Wingrove
Peter WilliamsJudge, Edward Stainer
Keith MarshArthur Conway
Clifford RoseLewis Savage
Rowena CooperFiona Kelly
Malcolm TerrisMr. Page
Nora NicholsonMrs. Roach- Norman ScaceAnthony Markson, Magistrate
- David GarfieldEdward J. Brown
- Joe DunlopDet. Con. Rigg
Dorothy AlisonChairman of Magistrates
Bernard KayGeorge Dyson, Patrick Bell- Ellis DaleTicket Collector
Hugh MoxeyJudge Belling
Peter ArneErnest Leggatt- Valerie DaneMain's Secretary, David Main's Secretary
Barbara YoungHilda Walker
Richard EastonDr. Milner- Richard BurrellRobert Varney
Emrys JamesDerek Adams- Etain O'DellJoyce Adams
Gilbert WynneFrank Gerrard- Sandra DuncanCarol Gerrard
Ronald AdamSir Charles Braithwaite
Richard MathewsArnold Henderson- Scott AnthonyTony
Candace GlendenningDenny- Philip BrackCol. Charles Everett, Sam Thornaby
- Benedicta LeighMrs. Gadley
Julia JonesMary Walton
Gerald FloodWilliam Arkwright
Derek SmithJoe Meadows
Windsor DaviesGeorge Halloran
Laurence PayneJames Galbraith
Scott ForbesDet. Insp. Lampeter
John HorsleyMagistrate
Peter GilmoreTony Murray, Anthony Gibbs-Revill- Peter WinterMalcolm Evans
- John PlumeTony Evans
Tessa WyattJoey Richards
Estelle KohlerHilary Main, Hilary Nash
Mark BurnsWarren Iveson- Brian HawksleyWelborn, Chairman of Magistrates
- David ButlerPeter McWilliam
Michael GoughSir George Andrews- Gillian HawserLady Annabel Andrews
- John BownNeville Carson
Alister WilliamsonTom Maxwell- David SavileBuckley, Edward Bellingham
Frederick TrevesStanton, Simon Rimsey
Shirley DixonSally Howard- Cynthia MichaelisSir George's Secretary
- Anthony SagarGeorge Cleveland
Noel WillmanMagistrate
Allan CuthbertsonIan Osborn Utley- Peter BirrelMichael Coburn, Joe Farrell
- Hugh SullivanPeter Gregg-Bowen
- James DonnellyJoe Marshall
Arthur WhiteWilliam Shelton
Michael SheardAnalyst- Frank DuncanWilliam Pirbright, Swiss Judge
Dave HillGeorge Duncan- Charles MorganHarry Selby
Antony CarrickJames Cosgrove- Nigel LambertEric Anderson
Edward UnderdownJudge- Jeffrey SegalMagistrate
Patrick JordanSmith, Insp. Bertram- Richard HamptonWilliam Eversley
Stuart WilsonEdward Ransom, William Trehearne- Eve PearceMrs Brockford
Glynn EdwardsLen Smith, Walter Clegg- Martin LeroyMr Brockford
- Andrew LanePercy Roper
Gary BondRobert Gordon, Andrew Retford- John MooreCoroner
Edward JuddDet. Insp. Shannon
Gerald SimRufus Mansfield
Leslie SchofieldRoy Wilson Gibbard- Carleton HobbsLord Chief Justice
- Alison MeadReceptionist
- Tom GowlingUsher
Philip BondPeter Findon- Barrie CooksonExecutive Officer
- Cyril CrossRemoval Foreman
Madge HindleWinifred Tindell- Ivan BeavisPercy Griffin
- Ian ThompsonPresenting Officer
George SewellHarry Kenton
John StrattonEdward Pendlebury
Geoffrey ChaterPeter Redman
Ed DevereauxPaul Miller
David DakerJacobson- William FoxHigh Court Judge
Andy BradfordTerry Barrett
Gillian RaineDenise Clegg
John WelshSir Stephen Kirwin, James Renshaw
Donald DouglasPhilip Betton
Anthony SharpSir Martin Fulford- David LincolnBrian Ford
- Alison HughesLinda Mason
- Peter SandlesTerry
- Martin FlynnKeith
Sylvia BarterJuvenile Court Chairman- John HartleyPC Lever
- Eric MasonLorry Driver
Ray SmithJoe Holroyd
Derek FrancisSir James Darren- Keith WashingtonRichard Darren
- Joseph BradyGeorge Allen
- Frank WylieYorkie
Sharon MaughanInge Lindstrom, Inge Belbin
Artro MorrisRobert Jordan- Anthony RoyeCrown Court Judge
Stuart DamonAllan Hartmann
Chloe FranksLiz Main- Gwen CherrellAnnie Selby-Wilson
John SavidentDonald Jarram- Harry WalkerByrne
Tony MelodySammy Dayton- James MellorGeorge Matthews
- Anthony WoodruffCrown Court Judge
Nigel StockGeorge Fisher
Michael RobbinsGerry Baxter- Prue ClarkeRachel Baxter
Brian HallSammy Beddowes- Yvonne SommerlingReceptionist
- Fred GauntProsecuting Barrister
Phyllida LawAlison Murray
Denis LillStephen Howard
Frederick JaegerPeter Jarratt
Arnold DiamondTribunal Chairman- Peter EllisTowers
- Roger BoothMagnus Tait
Peter MilesArthur Wainright
Kathleen ByronAmanda Retford- Christine EarlyReceptionist
William RussellArnold Galbraith
Michael CulverRoger Lockhart
John WentworthHenry Castleton- Margaret AshcroftMargaret Castleton
Ingrid HafnerLaura Granton
Derek FarrRobert Douglas
John NettletonJoseph Shelton- Michael TurnerDr. Fenway
Margo JohnsMrs. Fenway
Maurice O'ConnellDet. Sgt. Ray Allington- Rod BeachamJohn Paulton
Michael HawkinsHarold Layton
Diane MercerDorothy Yeldham
Seasons
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