City Lights (1984)

'City Lights' is a forgotten Scottish sitcom which starred Gerard Kelly as hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin, he dreams of being a successful writer but never has any luck, he is always harassed by his domineering mother {Jan Wilson}, like Jim London from 'Up the Elephant and Round the Castle', he is also surrounded by some dodgy mates, his best friends are the accurately named Chancer {played by the excellent Andy Gray, from 'Naked Video'}, Tam {Iain McColl}, the lovelorn and none too bright Irene {Elaine C Smith, Mary from 'Rab C Nesbitt'}, work colleague Brian {Jonathan Watson} and McLelland {Dave Anderson} is the boss of the SSB {Strathclyde Savings Bank}, where Willie works, he is the bane of Willie's life. Tam and Chancer are market traders who trade in stolen gear.

English
  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 93801
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired October 14, 1986
  • Recent December 31, 2010
  • Airs Monday, at 9:00pm
  • Network BBC One
  • Average Runtime 30 minutes
  • Genres Comedy
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
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  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created May 10, 2009 by
    gavjs
  • Modified January 30, 2025 by
    Cdulla
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials December 1984 December 2010 2
Season 1 October 1986 November 1986 6
Season 2 October 1987 December 1987 6
Season 3 October 1988 December 1988 7
Season 4 November 1989 December 1989 7
Season 5 October 1990 December 1990 7
Season 6 November 1991 December 1991 7
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 42
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 42
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Ron Bain 2 12/21/1984 - 12/23/1988
Colin Gilbert 1 12/23/1988
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Bob Black 2 12/21/1984 - 12/23/1988

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