The Main Chance

The Main Chance
GenreLegal drama
Created byEdmund Ward
John Malcolm
StarringJohn Stride
Kate O'Mara
Margaret Ashcroft
John Wentworth
Anna Palk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes45 episodes (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerJohn Frankau
Production companyYorkshire Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release18 June 1969 (1969-06-18) –
18 July 1975 (1975-07-18)
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The Main Chance is a British television series first aired on ITV in four series between 1969 and 1975. It is a drama series that depicts the sudden transformation in the life of a solicitor, David Main (played by John Stride), after he moves from London to Leeds.[1] It was created by Edmund Ward and John Malcolm; the latter was a pseudonym for John Batt who was a practising solicitor. Batt also composed the theme music.[2]

  1. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Main Chance, the (1969–75)".
  2. ^ "THE MAIN CHANCE (Yorkshire TV 1969-1975)".