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Prospects is a British television comedy-drama series written by Alan Janes and originally released on Channel 4 in 1986. Created by Euston Films, who had a pedigree of producing successful, gritty dramas such as The Sweeney and Minder, it followed the exploits of two East End 'geezer' characters, Jimmy 'Pincy' Pince and Billy 'Bill' Pearson, played by Gary Olsen and Brian Bovell, respectively, and depicts their trials and tribulations of making a living in London's Isle of Dogs.
Original Release
02/19/1986 on Channel 4
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Olsen | Pincy |
Brian Bovell | Billy |
Peter Lovstrom | Mickey Smith |
Chrissie Cotterill | Mona |
Mike Savage | Del |
Ben Howard | Halforth |
Treva Etienne | Horace Winstanley |
Eddie Tagoe | Stretch |
Debbie Killingback | Kath |
Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Eddie |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The P to S Day | Wednesday, 19 February 1986 |
2 | Partners in Brine | Wednesday, 26 February 1986 |
3 | Uncle Harry's System | Wednesday, 05 March 1986 |
4 | Dirty Weekend | Wednesday, 12 March 1986 |
5 | Rodent Engineers | Wednesday, 19 March 1986 |
6 | Standing on Your Own One Foot | Wednesday, 26 March 1986 |
7 | Subterranean Pig Sick Blues | Wednesday, 02 April 1986 |
8 | Frying Tonight | Wednesday, 09 April 1986 |
9 | Four Men in a Boat | Wednesday, 16 April 1986 |
10 | Follow the Yellow Brick Lane | Wednesday, 23 April 1986 |
11 | Running All the Way: Part 1 | Wednesday, 30 April 1986 |
12 | Running All the Way: Part 2 | Wednesday, 07 May 1986 |
Directors
John Crome, Peter Ellis, James Hill, Ian Toynton, Bernard Rose
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Olsen | Pincy |
Brian Bovell | Billy |
Peter Lovstrom | Mickey Smith |
Chrissie Cotterill | Mona |
Mike Savage | Del |
Ben Howard | Halforth |
Treva Etienne | Horace Winstanley |
Eddie Tagoe | Stretch |
Debbie Killingback | Kath |
Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Eddie |
John Benfield | Kev Nolan |
Charlie Hawkins | Chas |
Kamilla Blanche | Chris |
Ruddy L. Davis | Postman |
Nigel Davenport | The Governor |
Jim Barclay | Detective Constable |
Laurence Harrington | Mr. Greaves |
Christopher Driscoll | Mr. Tonbridge |
Jim Norton | Cecil |
Ken Campbell | George |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Linda Agran | Executive Producer |
Greg Smith | Producer |