Band of Gold (1995)

Name: Band of Gold
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson

Crime · Drama

Band of Gold is a British drama series written by Kay Mellor and produced by Granada Television. It was initially broadcast on ITV between 1995 and 1997. Starring Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson and Samantha Morton, the series revolves around the lives of a group of women who live and work in Bradford's red-light district. Three seasons were produced (the third under the moniker of Gold, with only a small number of characters from the first two series).

IMDb rating: 7.8 (874 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1995)

7.75 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 7.8 49 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sold	7.8	32
2	Caught	7.8	23
3	Damaged	7.7	23
4	Revenge	7.5	22
5	Told	7.9	26
6	Clean	7.8	23

Season 2 (1996)

7.87 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 49 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hustling	7.8	27
2	Kiss	7.9	19
3	Betrayal	7.8	19
4	Hurt	7.9	19
5	Love	7.9	19
6	Release	7.9	16

Season 3 (1997)

6.88 avg 6 episodes 7.0 → 6.8 50 min avg

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Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	She's Back - Part 1	7.0	10
2	She's Back - Part 2	6.8	9
3	The Catch - Part 1	6.8	10
4	The Catch - Part 2	7.0	9
5	Tainted Love - Part 1	6.9	11
6	Tainted Love - Part 2	6.8	9

Band of Gold (1995)

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