"Band of Gold" (1995) TV series 1995-1997

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

17 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Gina Dickson, a young mother in Yorkshire, has thrown out her abusive husband but goes to a loan-shark to pay off her debts...

Plot Keywords:

Title Based On Song | Prostitution | Serial Killer | Dominatrix

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Geraldine James	...	Rose Garrity (18 episodes, 1995-1997)
Cathy Tyson	...	Carol Johnson (18 episodes, 1995-1997)
Barbara Dickson	...	Anita Braithwaite (12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Samantha Morton	...	Tracy Richards (12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rachel Davies	...	Joyce Webster (11 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ray Stevenson	...	Steve Dickson (11 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tony Doyle	...	George Ferguson (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
Adam Kotz	...	Vinnie Marshall (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Richard Moore	...	Curly (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Schofield	...	DI Newhall / ... (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Laura Kilgallon	...	Emma Johnson (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
Lena Headey	...	Colette (8 episodes, 1996-1997)

Runtime:

290 min (6 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:18

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

Ray Stevenson and Ruth Gemmell, who play husband and wife in this series, met on this production and later married in real life.

Movie Connections:

Features The Whore (1989)

Gold Standard

Band of Gold is a misleading title for a drama set amid the sordid world of street prostitution in the back streets of Bradford in the North of England. The series is up with the best of British drama with memorable characters achingly realistically portrayed. But there is one notable drawback. The first episode is so brilliantly written and involving with an ending sensational enough to leave me breathless that everything following is something of an anticlimax and the end of the series is certainly rather a let down.

But even at its worst Band of Gold is better than most of what passes for drama on TV today. See it if you get the chance.