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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Music by former Dire Straits sideman Hal Lindes.

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Connections

Features The Whore (1990)

User Reviews

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.