Bob Black
Director
City Lights (1986)
Series 1
Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.
Released Oct. 14, 1986
Episode 30 min
14+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: tmdb.bank, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.writer, imdb.laugh-track
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
6.0
S1E1 - Talent
Willie contemplates leaving his position at the Bank after seemingly managing to sell one of his short stories.
Oct. 14, 1986, midnight
S1E2 - Deep Freeze
Life away from the Bank doesn't entirely work out for Willie as he becomes embroiled in one of Chancer's schemes in order to make some money.
Oct. 21, 1986, midnight
S1E3 - Magazine
Willie gains some measure of success when turning his hand to a more "creative" type of writing. Unfortunately this transpires to be for a "top shelf" publication much to the horror of the ladies in his life!
Oct. 28, 1986, midnight
6.0
S1E4 - Lost Weekend
Willie manages to avoid a spending his weekend waterskiing with Brian and Vicky. Unfortunately for him this is due to being locked up in a storage unit with Chancer for the weekend.
Nov. 4, 1986, midnight
S1E5 - A Room with a view, and you
Willie attempts to live a life of independence away from his overbearing mother. However moving in with Chancer brings it's own challenges, especially in the shape of Chancer's landlord!
Nov. 11, 1986, midnight
6.0
S1E6 - True Life Adventures
When mother's away, Willie will play! Willie's left home alone when his mother goes to visit his Auntie. Left to his own devices it's not long before things go wrong, resulting in a house full of homeless "visitors" and his father's ashes disappearing.
Nov. 18, 1986, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Oct. 14, 1986
Last Air Date: Oct. 24, 1988, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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