List of The Main Chance episodes

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

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Episodes

First Series

Episode #Original Air Date (UK)Episode TitleWriterDirectorGuest cast
1-0118 June 1969What About Justice?Edmund WardJohn Frankau George Innes, Peter Halliday, Arthur Hewlett, Michael Elwyn, Martin Boddey
1-0225 June 1969Body and SoulEdmund Ward Christopher Hodson Tony Caunter, Walter Gotell, Murray Evans, Ballard Berkeley, John Normington, John Law
1-032 July 1969The ProfessionalEdmund WardJohn Frankau Jack Woolgar, Anthony Bate, Michael Gover, Walter Sparrow
1-049 July 1969Liar's DiceEdmund WardChristopher Hodson Aubrey Morris, Geoffrey Chater, Simon Oates, Aimée Delamain
1-0516 July 1969The Privilege of JusticeEdmund WardChristopher Hodson John Bennett, Alan Browning, David Grey
1-0623 July 1969With All My Worldly Goods...Edmund WardJohn Frankau Elizabeth Shepherd, Jack May, Hamilton Dyce, Neil Wilson, Norman Mitchell, William Wilde

Second Series

Episode #Original Air Date (UK)Episode TitleWriterDirectorGuest cast
2-0114 September 1970A Time to Love, A Time to DieEdmund WardChristopher Hodson Bernard Kay, Patrick Barr, David Lodge, Richard Hurndall
2-0221 September 1970It Could Happen to YouEdmund WardMarc Miller Diana Coupland, Bernard Kay
2-0328 September 1970First, You Eat - Later We Ruin You David Weir John Frankau Bernard Hepton, Peter Jeffrey, Vladek Sheybal
2-045 October 1970A Little Black and White LieDavid WeirJohn Frankau Clifton Jones, Douglas Wilmer, Valerie Murray, Jack May
2-0512 October 1970The Walls of Jericho Louis Marks Christopher Hodson Freddie Jones, Peter Cellier, Cynthia Grenville
2-0619 October 1970A View from the ChairEdmund WardMarc Miller Ronald Radd, Pat Heywood, Hilary Mason, John Harvey, Noel Dyson
2-0726 October 1970The Best Legal System in the WorldJohn MalcolmJohn Frankau Peter Bowles, Glynn Edwards, Georgina Hale, Robert Cawdron
2-082 November 1970The Piper Calls the Tune Louis Marks Christopher Hodson John Collin, Frank Mills, Brian McDermott, James Bree, Edward Evans
2-099 November 1970A Man I Know to Be Innocent…John MalcolmChristopher Hodson Robin Ellis, John Turner
2-1016 November 1970A Vision of the FutureEdmund WardChristopher Hodson Peter Gilmore, Jack Watson, Preston Lockwood, Michael Collins, Hugh Morton
2-1123 November 1970The Lady Who Went Too FarDavid WeirJohn Frankau Joan Greenwood, Nicholas Pennell, Felix Aylmer, David Blake Kelly
2-1230 November 1970Settlement DayJohn MalcolmChristopher Hodson Hildegarde Neil, Walter Gotell, James Copeland, Faith Brook
2-137 December 1970Private ArmiesEdmund WardJohn Frankau David Lodge, Nicholas Courtney, Percy Herbert, Geoffrey Frederick, Norman Claridge

Third Series

Episode #Original Air Date (UK)Episode TitleWriterDirectorGuest cast
3-017 June 1972The Killing GroundEdmund WardJohn Frankau Robin Askwith, Jack Woolgar, Jack Watson, Guy Slater, David Purcell, Roy Purcell, Morris Perry
3-0214 June 1972Love’s Old Sweet SongEdmund WardJohn Frankau George Baker, John Standing, Robert Keegan
3-0321 June 1972Acting for SelfRay JenkinsMarc Miller Bob Hoskins, Patrick Troughton, Tom Watson, Brian Hawksley, David Savile
3-0428 June 1972Not in Today’s ArmyJohn BattMarc Miller James Hazeldine, Malcolm Tierney, Lyndon Brook
3-055 July 1972Widow’s MiteJohn BattJohn Frankau Jacqui Chan, Peter Cellier, Gary Bond, Heather Sears, Keith Marsh
3-0612 July 1972The Next Great Train RobberyRay JenkinsMarc Miller Anthony Bate, Clifford Rose, Malcolm Terris, David Garfield
3-0719 July 1972Where Did I Leave My Shining Armour?Edmund WardMarc Miller Stuart Wilson, Barbara Young, Peter Arne, Richard Easton, Richard Burrell, Hugh Moxey
3-0826 July 1972Copper-Bottomed CertDavid LeesMarc Miller Emrys James, Gilbert Wynne, Richard Mathews
3-092 August 1972Doll on a WallRay JenkinsJohn Frankau Frederick Treves, Scott Anthony, Candace Glendenning
3-109 August 1972Choice of JunglesEdmund WardMarc Miller Windsor Davies, Stuart Wilson, Gerald Flood, Derek Smith, Laurence Payne
3-1116 August 1972Fit- UpRay JenkinsJohn Frankau Tessa Wyatt, John Horsley, Scott Forbes
3-1223 August 1972One for the HouseJohn BattJohn Frankau Alister Williamson, John Bown, Peter Birrel, Shirley Dixon
3-1330 August 1972Dear Sir, Unless…Edmund WardJohn Frankau Allan Cuthbertson, Noel Willman

Fourth Series

Episode #Original Air Date (UK)Episode TitleWriterDirectorGuest cast
4-0118 April 1975ProcessEdmund WardDerek Bennett Michael Sheard, Denis Lill, Antony Carrick, Frederick Treves, Charles Morgan, Nigel Lambert, Peter Birrel, Edward Underdown
4-0225 April 1975World of SilenceEdmund WardDerek Bennett Ronald Radd, Denis Lill, Frederick Treves, Richard Hampton, Andrew Lane
4-032 May 1975Rule of LawJohn Batt Gareth Davies Leslie Schofield, Carleton Hobbs, Peter Jeffrey, Edward Judd, John Harvey
4-049 May 1975Payment by ResultEdmund WardDerek Bennett Ingrid Hafner, Stuart Damon, Philip Bond, Ian Thompson
4-0516 May 1975SurvivalJohn BattCyril Coke George Sewell, Geoffrey Chater, David Daker, John Stratton, William Fox
4-0623 May 1975No NamesRay Jenkins Tony Wharmby Donald Douglas, Brian Hawksley, Eric Mason, Martin Flynn
4-0730 May 1975It Couldn’t Happen HereEdmund Ward Tony Wharmby Stuart Wilson, Ray Smith, Frederick Jaeger, Derek Francis, Frank Wylie
4-086 June 1975KillingRay JenkinsCyril Coke John Savident, Stuart Damon
4-0920 June 1975By the BookEdmund WardCyril Coke Tony Melody, Denis Lill, David Savile, James Mellor
4-1027 June 1975When There’s No LawJohn Batt Michael Ferguson Frederick Jaeger, Nigel Stock, Michael Robbins, Brian Hall
4-114 July 1975Year of the TigerRay JenkinsMichael Ferguson Phyllida Law, Peter Gilmore, Denis Lill, Frederick Jaeger, Arnold Diamond
4-1211 July 1975We’re the Bosses NowJohn BattDerek Bennett Kathleen Byron, Michael Culver, Bernard Kay, Peter Miles, William Russell
4-1318 July 1975Coroner’s VerdictEdmund WardBob Hird John Nettleton, Derek Farr, Maurice O’Connell, Michael Turner, Rod Beacham, Michael Hawkins