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City Lights

City Lights
★ 7.2/10•1986•30m•Comedy
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 14, 1986

Episodes

Episode 1 - TalentE130m

Talent

Willie contemplates leaving his position at the Bank after seemingly managing to sell one of his short stories.

Oct 14, 1986

Episode 2 - Deep FreezeE230m

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

Episode 3 - MagazineE330m

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

Episode 4 - Lost WeekendE430m

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

Episode 5 - A Room with a view, and youE530m

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

Episode 6 - True Life AdventuresE630m

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

Actors

Andy Grey

Chancer

Jan Wilson

Mrs Melvin

Gerard Kelly

Gerard Kelly

Willie Melvin

Jonathan Watson

Jonathan Watson

Brian

Iain McColl

Iain McColl

Tam

Dave Anderson

Dave Anderson

Adam McClelland

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