The Main Chance (1969)
- Genre
- legal drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 4 seasons, 45 episodes
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A solicitor named David Main moves from London to Leeds, which changes his life. The series follows his cases and personal experiences as he adjusts to a new city.
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What happens
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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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