City Lights

City Lights

1986
5 Seasons
6.8
Comedy

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.

Episodes

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E1Oct 14, 198630m

Talent

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

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E2Oct 21, 198630m

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.

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E3Oct 28, 198630m

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!

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E4Nov 4, 198630m

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.

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E5Nov 11, 198630m

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!

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E6Nov 18, 198630m

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.

Top Cast

Elaine C. Smith

Elaine C. Smith

Irene

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Andy Grey

Chancer

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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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Rachel Ogilvy

Tamara