Band of Gold

50min

Drama

Crime

Band of Gold is a British drama series written by Kay Mellor and produced by Granada Television. It was originally shown 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 of Band of Gold were produced (the third under the moniker of Gold, with only a small number of characters from the first two series).

Episodes

Cast

Sold

1. Sold

1h

12th Mar 1995

Estranged from her violent husband, mother of three Gina Dixon meets another single mother who appears to have no financial worries. Carol's secret is simple. She is a prostitute.

Caught

2. Caught

1h

19th Mar 1995

The hunt is on for Gina's killer, and the finger of suspicion points in several directions as her friends and family struggle to come to terms with the loss.

Damaged

3. Damaged

1h

26th Mar 1995

Gina's estranged husband Steve is still coming to terms with her death and former secret life, and he goes on the trail of Gina's friends in an attempt to understand what his wife was doing.

Revenge

4. Revenge

1h

2nd Apr 1995

Demons from Tracy's past and present catch up with her in a dream and bring her screaming out of a coma...

Told

5. Told

1h

9th Apr 1995

Two months on, Carol is in a psychiatric ward after her attack on Curly and Anita is living on her own folowing the split from George.

Clean

6. Clean

1h

16th Apr 1995

A sinister gift sends Carol's spirits plummeting as she realises that Ginas's killer has her firmly in his sights. A burglary leads to the discovery of a macabre shrine to the murders, complete with video footage of the next victim...

First air date

12th Mar 1995

Last air date

1st Dec 1997

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks