The Main Chance

Season 2 (13 Episodes)

4 Seasons 1970 NR 1h 00m 7.6

Maverick lawyer David Main (John Stride) commutes between his twin bases in London and Leeds. His seemingly devil-may-care attitude is contrasted with the steady and cautious approach of his crusty Leeds partner Henry Castleton (John...

Maverick lawyer David Main (John Stride) commutes between his twin bases in London and Leeds. His seemingly devil-may-care attitude is contrasted with the steady and cautious approach of his crusty Leeds partner Henry Castleton (John Wentworth). However, Main's relentless pursuit of material and career success is tempered by his desire to champion the underdog, for whom he feels an occasionally grudging kinship.

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Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 5 The Walls of Jericho

5. The Walls of Jericho

Aired: Oct 12, 1970

The theft of a Dead Sea scroll involves Main in a skein of intrigues, culmina...

Episode 6 A View from the Chair

6. A View from the Chair

Aired: Oct 19, 1970

Will David Main help save his solicitor father from prison? Edward Main's ges...

Episode 12 Settlement Day

12. Settlement Day

Aired: Nov 30, 1970

Gifts in solicitors' offices can have startling repercussions. When Peter giv...

Episode 13 Private Armies

13. Private Armies

Aired: Dec 7, 1970

Main clashes again with an old adversary, Det. Chief Supt. Guthrie, over the ...


Main Cast

John Stride John Stride David Main
John Wentworth John Wentworth Henry Castleton
Peter Bowles Peter Bowles Roger Lamb
Joan Greenwood Joan Greenwood Mrs. Hilary Wenn
Margaret Ashcroft Margaret Ashcroft Margaret Castleton
Paul Massie Paul Massie Richard Swanson
Anna Palk Anna Palk Sarah Courtney
Georgina Ward Georgina Ward Edie Semple
Wensley Pithey Wensley Pithey Lord Bennett
Nicholas Pennell Nicholas Pennell Jeremy Upjohn
Jack Watson Jack Watson Charles Arkwright
Aly Ben Ayed Aly Ben Ayed Abdul Naji
Robin Ellis Robin Ellis Donald Gordon Hopwood
Arthur Pentelow Arthur Pentelow Arnold Foster
Peter Jeffrey Peter Jeffrey Kenneth Manmer
Philip Bond Philip Bond Peter Findon
Pat Heywood Pat Heywood Mrs. Elliott
John Arnatt John Arnatt Sidney Bulmer

Creators

Edmund Ward Edmund Ward Creator
John Malcolm John Malcolm Creator

Info about The Main Chance

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama

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