Band of Gold (1995)

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

3 seasons, 18 episodes

Rated

18

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This British crime drama follows the lives of women working as prostitutes in Bradford's red-light district. The series explores their daily struggles and personal relationships within a harsh environment.

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What happens

Band of Gold is a British television crime drama series, written and created by Kay Mellor, first broadcast on ITV on 12 March 1995. It was produced by Granada Television and revolves around the lives of prostitutes working in Bradford's red-light district. Principal actresses include Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson, and Samantha Morton. Three series of Band of Gold were produced (the third under the moniker of Gold, with only a small number of characters from the first two series), with the final episode broadcast on 1 December 1997. Each series was released on VHS after its broadcast, followed by DVD reissues under the Cinema Club brand in July 2004. The complete series was released on DVD by Network in 2006, and reissued in 2009. Prolific tie-in specialist John Burke novelised the first series' teleplays in Band of Gold: Ring of Lies (15 February 1996) and the second in Band of Gold: Chain of Power (9 May 1996); the publisher was Headline Books. A behind-the-scenes book, Gold: The Making of Band of Gold, written by Anthony Hayward, was published on 2 September 1997, to tie in with the broadcast of the final series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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