The Main Chance

  

Snapshots

The Main ChanceCoroner's Verdict. 1975. Director: Bob Hird. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. A man believes his wife was killed by medical negligence. Main understands his rage for justice.Mon, Mar 4, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceWe're the Bosses Now. 1975. Director: Derek Bennett. Starring: John Stride, Gary Bond & Sharon Maughan. David, a practising solicitor again, prepares for the battle in the jungle of commercial law.Fri, Mar 1, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceYear of the Tiger. 1975. Michael Ferguson. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. David knows that, sooner or later, he must repay the debt of loyalty he owes Walter Clegg.Thu, Feb 29, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceWhen There's No Law. 1975. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. David vows to fight his way back to the top; surely his old clients and contacts will help?Mon, Feb 26, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV65 mins
The Main ChanceBy The Book. 1975. Director: Cyril Coke. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Glynn Edwards. David is still devastated by his wife's death and the professional catastrophe that followed.Fri, Feb 23, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV65 mins
The Main ChanceKilling. 1975. Director: Cyril Coke. Starring: John Stride, Glynn Edwards & Ingrid Hafner. David finds his sense of loss and loneliness becoming intolerable.Thu, Feb 22, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceIt Couldn't Happen Here. 1975. Director: Tony Wharmby. Starring: John Stride Glynn Edwards & Sharon Maughan. David has to take on a man whose stock-in-trade is violence and intimidation.Mon, Feb 19, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV65 mins
The Main ChanceNo Names. 1975. Director: Tony Wharmby. Starring: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft & John Wentworth. David intends to repay the debt owed to those who stood by him at his lowest point.Fri, Feb 16, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceSurvival. 1975. Director: Cyril Coke. Starring: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft & John Wentworth. Unable to practice law, Main encounters unsavoury characters in his search for alternative work.Thu, Feb 15, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChancePayment by Result. 1975. Starring: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft & John Wentworth. A corrupt business cartel and a woman struggling to feed her children present two contrasting cases.Mon, Feb 12, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceRule of Law. 1975. Director: Gareth Davies. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. Struck off the Roll of Solicitors, David has the same right to appeal as a violent criminal.Fri, Feb 9, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceWorld of Silence. 1975. Director: Derek Bennett. Starring: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft & John Wentworth. David's entire future is now at stake, as he faces the biggest challenge of his life.Thu, Feb 8, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceProcess. 1975. Director: Derek Bennett. Starring: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft & John Wentworth. The future looks rosy for David- but fate is about to deal a devastating blow.Mon, Feb 5, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceDear Sir Unless. 1972. Director: John Frankau. Starring: John Stride, Estelle Kohler & John Wentworth. The conflict between David's private life and his passion for work reaches crisis point.Fri, Feb 2, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceOne for the House. 1972. Director: John Frankau. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. David joins the take-over game but finds it hard to keep his head above water.Thu, Feb 1, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceChoice of Jungles. 1972. Director: John Frankau. Starring: John Stride,Windsor Davies, Estelle Kohler & Glynn Edwards. Profit versus People: which side will David Main find himself on?Fri, Jan 26, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceDoll on a Wall. 1972. Starring: John Stride, Estelle Kohler & Margaret Ashcroft. Tracing a girl in Amsterdam, David fears the girl's companion poses a serious threat to her happiness.Thu, Jan 25, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceCopper Bottomed Cert. 1972. Director: Marc Miller. Starring: Margaret Ashcroft & George Barcroft. David finds himself torn between professional commitment and financial expediency.Mon, Jan 22, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceThe Next Great Train Robbery. 1972. Director: Marc Miller. Starring: John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. David Main discovers that a 13-year-old's brain can be nearly as devious as his own!Thu, Jan 18, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceWidow's Mite. 1972. Director: John Frankau. Starring: John Stride, Anna Palk & John Wentworth. David travels to Switzerland to try to unravel a mystery surrounding a wealthy man's estate.Mon, Jan 15, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV65 mins
The Main ChanceNot in Today's Army. 1972. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Norman Shelley. David is involved in a court martial in which two careers, and two visions of the Army, are at stake.Fri, Jan 12, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceLove's Old Sweet Song. 1972. Director: John Frankau. Starring John Stride, Anna Palk & John Standing. Sarah's reappearance has worrying repercussions for David's future.Mon, Jan 8, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV65 mins
The Main ChanceThe Killing Ground. 1972. Director: John Frankau. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. To what extent is a man entitled to protect his property against trespassers?Fri, Jan 5, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChancePrivate Armies. 1970. Director: John Frankau. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. David clashes with an old adversary, and an ex-con presents further problems.Thu, Jan 4, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceSettlement Day. 1970. Director: Christopher Hudson. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. Gifts in solicitors' offices can have starting repercussions...Fri, Dec 29, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceThe Lady who went too far. 1970. Director: John Frankau. Starring: John Stride, Joan Greenwood & Anna Palk. David must resolve a number of delicate issues, both personal and professional.Thu, Dec 28, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceA Vision of the Future. 1970. Director: Christopher Hudson. Starring: John Stride & Margaret Ashcroft. David represents a man attempting to thwart the tyrannical ambition of a local councillor.Mon, Dec 25, 2:15 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceA Man I Know to be Innocent. 1970. Director: Christopher Hudson. Starring: Margaret Ashcroft & John Wentworth. Margaret's belief is an attractive client's innocence, which brings surprising results.Fri, Dec 22, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceThe Piper Calls the Tune. 1970. Director: Christopher Hudson. Starring: John Stride, Anna Palk & John Arnatt. David and Margaret act for the opposing sides in a dramatic story of greed & corruption.Thu, Dec 21, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceA View from the Chair. 1970. Director: Marc Miller. Starring: John Stride, Anna Palk & Philip Bond. David is forced to review his own attitudes to his work and his clients- and also Sarah's.Mon, Dec 18, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceThe Walls of Jericho. 1970. Stars John Stride, Anna Palk and John Wentworth. David Main becomes entangled in the case of the Dead Sea scrolls, but intrigue follows when helping the victim's brother.Fri, Dec 15, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceA Little Black and White lie. 1970. Director: John Frankau. Starring: John Stride & Philip Bond. A variety of unexpected situations complicate the adoption process for a Brazilian couple.Thu, Dec 14, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV65 mins
The Main ChanceIt could happen to you. 1970. Director: Marc Miller. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Philip Bond. David is confronted with a case of involving a shopkeeper who has been attacked by thugs.Fri, Dec 8, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceA Time to Live, A Time to Die. 1970. Director: Christopher Hudson. Starring: John Stride & Margaret Ashcroft. David reacts when he hears what is planned for his children. A custody battle begins.Thu, Dec 7, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceWith All My Worldly Goods. 1969. Director: John Frankau. Margaret comes to realise that the law is not perfect, as David faces a double catastrophe.Mon, Dec 4, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceThe Privilege of Justice. 1969. Director: Christopher Hudson. Starring: John Stride & Margaret Ashcroft. Margaret helps a woman intimidated by her husband, as David faces a terrible situation in Cuba.Fri, Dec 1, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceLiar's Dice. 1969. Director: Christopher Hudson. Starring: John Stride, Kate O'Mara & Anna Palk. While Margaret makes her first plea in court, David has a fight for survival on his hands.Thu, Nov 30, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceThe Professional. 1969. Director: John Frankau. Starring: John Stride, Kate O'Mara & John Wentworth. David learns a bitter lesson while trying to smooth out a takeover between two firms.Mon, Nov 27, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceBody and Soul. 1969. Director: Christopher Hodson. Starring: John Stride, Kate O'Mara & Anna Palk. Margaret Castleton finds herself strongly disapproving of David Main's approach to his work...Fri, Nov 24, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceWhat about Justice. 1969. Starring: John Stride, Kate O'Mara & Anna Palk. A case involving the son of a Leeds industrialist brings David Main into partnership with solicitor friend, Henry Castleton.Thu, Nov 23, 2:00 amTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceCoroner's Verdict. 1975. Director: Bob Hird. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. A man believes his wife was killed by medical negligence. Main understands his rage for justice.Mon, Jul 31, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceYear of the Tiger. 1975. Michael Ferguson. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. David knows that, sooner or later, he must repay the debt of loyalty he owes Walter Clegg.Mon, Jul 17, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceWhen There's No Law. 1975. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. David vows to fight his way back to the top; surely his old clients and contacts will help?Mon, Jul 10, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceBy The Book. 1975. Director: Cyril Coke. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Glynn Edwards. David is still devastated by his wife's death and the professional catastrophe that followed.Mon, Jul 3, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceKilling. 1975. Director: Cyril Coke. Starring: John Stride, Glynn Edwards & Ingrid Hafner. David finds his sense of loss and loneliness becoming intolerable.Mon, Jun 26, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceIt Couldn't Happen Here. 1975. Director: Tony Wharmby. Starring: John Stride Glynn Edwards & Sharon Maughan. David has to take on a man whose stock-in-trade is violence and intimidation.Mon, Jun 19, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceNo Names. 1975. Director: Tony Wharmby. Starring: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft & John Wentworth. David intends to repay the debt owed to those who stood by him at his lowest point.Mon, Jun 12, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceSurvival. 1975. Director: Cyril Coke. Starring: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft & John Wentworth. Unable to practice law, Main encounters unsavoury characters in his search for alternative work.Mon, Jun 5, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChancePayment by Result. 1975. Starring: John Stride, Margaret Ashcroft & John Wentworth. A corrupt business cartel and a woman struggling to feed her children present two contrasting cases.Mon, May 29, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins
The Main ChanceRule of Law. 1975. Director: Gareth Davies. Starring: John Stride, John Wentworth & Margaret Ashcroft. Struck off the Roll of Solicitors, David has the same right to appeal as a violent criminal.Mon, May 22, 8:00 pmTalkingPictures TV60 mins