Band of Gold - Complete Series - 6-DVD Box Set

Band of Gold - Complete Series - 6-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Surround )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
900 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1995 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Richard Laxton
Matthew Evans

Written By:
Kay Mellor
Catherine Johnson

Actors:
Geraldine James ..... Rose Garrity (18 episodes, 1995-1997)
Cathy Tyson ..... Carol Johnson (18 episodes, 1995-1997)
Barbara Dickson ..... Anita Braithwaite (12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Samantha Morton ..... Tracy Richards (12 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tony Doyle ..... George Ferguson (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Schofield ..... DCI Newall (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rachel Davies ..... Joyce Webster (10 episodes, 1995-1996)
Laura Kilgallon ..... Emma Johnson (10 episodes, 1995-1997)
Adam Kotz ..... Vinnie Marshall (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Richard Moore ..... Curly (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ray Stevenson ..... Steve Dickson (8 episodes, 1995-1996)
Lena Headey ..... Colette (8 episodes, 1996-1997)

Synopsis:

The complete series of the gritty urban drama from writer Kay Mellor. When Gina Dixon (Ruth Gemmell) splits up from her husband, she finds herself falling further into debt and menaced by a local loan shark. When she meets single mother Carol (Cathy Tyson), who has no finacial problems, Gina soon discovers that she works as a prostitute and is slowly drawn into a world far outside her own experience. But when a brutal murder is committed in the red light district, it will have major repercussions in the lives if the women who work there. Samantha Morton, Meera Syal, and Geraldine James also star.

Working the lane amongst prostitutes, ponce's, punters and police is a very dangerous profession. Gina Dickson, a young mother in Yorkshire, is forced into prostitution to pay off her debts. Carol is a single mother who mental state is unbalanced and her time on the lane may lead her to self destruction. Rose runs the lane but she's losing her touch. Tracey is a young runaway that is hooked on drugs and is looking for love that she never got at home. Anita is a naive women looking for companionship, whether it be with a married man or with her friends. When, despite Carol's warnings, Gina discovers the worst that can happen to a woman who works the lane, Carol and her friends decide to pack it in, go legit, and form a business that will get back at the loan shark. The move from the lane to legit entangles the women in a dangerous game as their lives on the lane continues to haunt them.

In Bradford, England, several desperate streetwalkers team up to run the business for themselves. They must deal with competition, mobsters, moralists, psychos and cops, but at least now they have each other and a plan.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 06 March, 2015.

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