Band of Gold 

In Bradford, England, several desperate streetwalkers team up to run the business for themselves. They must deal with competition, mobsters, moralists, psychos and cops, but at least now they have each other and a plan.

Stars:

Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Geraldine James	...	Rose Garrity 12 episodes, 1995-1996
Cathy Tyson	...	Carol Johnson 12 episodes, 1995-1996
Barbara Dickson	...	Anita Braithwaite 12 episodes, 1995-1996
Samantha Morton	...	Tracy Richards 12 episodes, 1995-1996
Tony Doyle	...	George Ferguson 10 episodes, 1995-1996
David Schofield	...	DCI Newall 10 episodes, 1995-1996
Rachel Davies	...	Joyce Webster 10 episodes, 1995-1996
Richard Moore	...	Curly 9 episodes, 1995-1996
Ray Stevenson	...	Steve Dickson 9 episodes, 1995-1996
Lena Headey	...	Colette 6 episodes, 1996
Anthony Milner	...	Bob 5 episodes, 1995
Ace Bhatti	...	Dez 5 episodes, 1995-1996
Judy Browne	...	DS Kershaw 5 episodes, 1995
Darren Tighe	...	Smiley 5 episodes, 1996

Storyline

Working the lane amongst prostitutes, ponce's, punters and police is a very dangerous profession. Gina Dickson, a young mother in Yorkshire, is forced into prostitution to pay off her debts. Carol is a single mother who mental state is unbalanced and her time on the lane may lead her to self destruction. Rose runs the lane but she's losing her touch. Tracey is a young runaway that is hooked on drugs and is looking for love that she never got at home. Anita is a naive women looking for companionship, whether it be with a married man or with her friends. When, despite Carol's warnings, Gina discovers the worst that can happen to a woman who works the lane, Carol and her friends decide to pack it in, go legit, and form a business that will get back at the loan shark. The move from the lane to legit entangles the women in a dangerous game as their lives on the lane continues to haunt them.

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Plot Keywords:

prostitution | title based on song | dominatrix | serial killer | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 July 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gold

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

290 min (6 parts) 50 min (18 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Connections

References Juliet Bravo (1980)

User Reviews

Good start and rapid decline

Originally watched this in the mid 1990s, and then re-watched the series again on DVD. Series 1 of Band of Gold was excellent. Tense, interesting and realistic. Episode one especially was dark and dramatic. Unfortunately the show starts jumping a series of sharks in series 2. Becoming more and more ridiculous. Bodies being put in the back of cars that crash driver-less into shop windows. Moving from intense drama into dramedy. If they had been able to sustain the quality of series one, this would have become a classic. Series one can be watched without watching the rest of the series, and is very worthwhile and will be six hours well spent.