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The Main Chance (1969)

Drama

The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.

IMDb rating
7.7 (150 votes)
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1969)

7.57 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 7.9 52 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 21 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 17 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 22 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 15 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 21 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 18 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1What About Justice?7.621
2Body and Soul7.417
3The Professional7.622
4Liar's Dice7.515
5The Privilege of Justice7.421
6With All My Worldly Goods7.918

Season 2 (1970)

7.77 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 51 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 15 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 15 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 13 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 11 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 13 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 14 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 14 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 16 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 12 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 14 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 15 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 17 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Time to Love, a Time to Die7.615
2It Could Happen to You7.415
3First, You Eat - Later We Ruin You8.113
4A Little Black and White Lie8.311
5The Walls of Jericho7.713
6A View from the Chair7.714
7The Best Legal System in the World7.714
8The Piper Calls the Tune7.813
9A Man I Know to Be Innocent...7.216
10A Vision of the Future7.512
11The Lady Who Went Too Far7.814
12Settlement Day8.415
13Private Armies7.817

Season 3 (1972)

7.65 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 50 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 17 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 14 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 17 votesEp 4: 7.5 · 14 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 16 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 9: 6.1 · 17 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 14 votesEp 11: 7.5 · 14 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 19 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 16 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Killing Ground8.017
2Love's Old Sweet Song8.114
3Acting for Self8.417
4Not in Today's Army7.514
5Widow's Mite7.717
6The Next Great Train Robbery7.416
7Where Did I Leave My Shining Armour?7.716
8Copper-Bottomed Cert7.817
9Doll on a Wall6.117
10A Choice of Jungles7.514
11Fit-Up7.514
12One for the House7.719
13Dear Sir, Unless...8.116

Season 4 (1975)

7.90 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 8.2 51 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 20 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 15 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 15 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 16 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 20 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 15 votesEp 11: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 16 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 15 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Process8.220
2World of Silence8.315
3Rule of Law8.115
4Payment by Result7.715
5Survival8.116
6No Names7.316
7It Couldn't Happen Here7.520
8Killing7.816
9By the Book8.015
10When There's No Law7.715
11Year of the Tiger7.917
12We're the Bosses Now7.916
13Coroner's Verdict8.215