City Lights

1986-10-14 Comedy 7

Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.

Storyline

First Aired

1986-10-14
Last Aired

1988-10-24
Creator

Bob Black
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

5
Episodes

30
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC One

Keywords:

bank sitcom

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Season 5

1. Talent

Willie contemplates leaving his position at the Bank after seemingly managing to sell one of his short...More

Willie contemplates leaving his position at the Bank after seemingly managing to sell one of his short stories.Less

30mins 1986-10-14

2. Deep Freeze

Life away from the Bank doesn't entirely work out for Willie as he becomes embroiled in one of Chancer...More

Life away from the Bank doesn't entirely work out for Willie as he becomes embroiled in one of Chancer's schemes in order to make some money.Less

30mins 1986-10-21

3. Magazine

Willie gains some measure of success when turning his hand to a more "creative" type of writing. Unfor...More

Willie gains some measure of success when turning his hand to a more "creative" type of writing. Unfortunately this transpires to be for a "top shelf" publication much to the horror of the ladies in his life!Less

30mins 1986-10-28

4. Lost Weekend

Willie manages to avoid a spending his weekend waterskiing with Brian and Vicky. Unfortunately for him...More

Willie manages to avoid a spending his weekend waterskiing with Brian and Vicky. Unfortunately for him this is due to being locked up in a storage unit with Chancer for the weekend.Less

30mins 1986-11-04

5. A Room with a view, and you

Willie attempts to live a life of independence away from his overbearing mother. However moving in wit...More

Willie attempts to live a life of independence away from his overbearing mother. However moving in with Chancer brings it's own challenges, especially in the shape of Chancer's landlord!Less

30mins 1986-11-11

6. True Life Adventures

When mother's away, Willie will play! Willie's left home alone when his mother goes to visit his Aunti...More

When mother's away, Willie will play! Willie's left home alone when his mother goes to visit his Auntie. Left to his own devices it's not long before things go wrong, resulting in a house full of homeless "visitors" and his father's ashes disappearing.Less