British Drama: Band of Gold

Years: 1995-1997
Broadcaster: ITV
Genre: Drama
Written by: Kay Mellor, Catherine Johnson,
Mark Davies Markham
Stars: Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson
Episodes: 18
Episode Average: 7.556

BEST EPISODES:
Release (1996), Sold (1995)

SERIES ONE

(1995)
6 episodes
Series Score: 50
Episode Average: 8.33
Perfect 10's: 1

S1E1

SOLD

Originally broadcast: 12 March 1995
Directed by: Richard Laxton, Richard Standeven
Written by: Kay Mellor

A young mother gets into debt after kicking out her abusive husband, desperation sees her turn to a makeup client for alternative work, and words of advice are ignored as she enters into the world of prostitution.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

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S1E2

CAUGHT

Originally broadcast: 19 March 1995
Directed by: Richard Standeven
Written by: Kay Mellor

Tracy's ponce takes issue when the girls try to take her under their wing, Rose worries when Carol considers taking a stupid risk for just £200, and Anita decides to hand in Gina's vanity case after seeing a public appeal.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 7

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S1E3

DAMAGED

Originally broadcast: 26 March 1995
Directed by: Richard Laxton
Written by: Kay Mellor

Anita's told that she's scaring the punters away by talking to the police,
Carol provides the name of Tracy's ponce when she's left in a coma, and Gina's husband puts two and two together about his wife's prostitution.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S1E4

REVENGE

Originally broadcast: 2 April 1995
Directed by: Richard Laxton
Written by: Kay Mellor

Anita starts to have doubts about George after being asked to lie for him, Carol can't help but worry after seeing the face of the latest victim, and Rose begins to realise that she's just too old to be working on the Lane.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S1E5

TOLD

Originally broadcast: 9 April 1995
Directed by: Charles Beeson
Written by: Kay Mellor

Carol's daughter is placed into foster care following a mental breakdown, Tracy reacts badly when Rose develops feelings for a man in London, and Anita's on hand when Newall reveals some very interesting information.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S1E6

CLEAN

Originally broadcast: 16 April 1995
Directed by: Charles Beeson
Written by: Kay Mellor

Rose asks Carol for somewhere to stay when she returns from London, Joyce get hold of some useful information about the cleaning contract, and Anita resorts to asking the unlikeliest person for financial backing.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 9

SERIES TWO

(1996)
6 episodes
Series Score: 46
Episode Average: 7.67
Perfect 10's: 1

S2E1

HUSTLING

Originally broadcast: 3 March 1996
Directed by: Betsan Morris Evans
Written by: Kay Mellor

The girls are told that more council contracts will soon be pushed their way, Ferguson claims to own a part share in the company while out on parole, and Curly reveals his intention to leave Carol his chicken factory.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S2E2

KISS

Originally broadcast: 10 March 1996
Directed by: Betsan Morris Evans
Written by: Kay Mellor

Ferguson tells the papers that ex-prostitutes are working for the council, a phone call to the hospital tells Anita who it was that ran her down, and Rose is excited when a private detective gets a lead about her daughter.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

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S2E3

BETRAYAL

Originally broadcast: 17 March 1996
Directed by: Betsan Morris Evans
Written by: Kay Mellor

Rose decides to move out after finding Tracy and Colette in bed together, Carol's taken in for questioning when her prints are found in Curly's car, and Joyce is furious when the girls loses the contract while she's away.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 6

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S2E4

HURT

Originally broadcast: 24 March 1996
Directed by: Matthew Evans
Written by: Kay Mellor

A second murder tells Newall that he has the wrong person locked up, Rose heads to Manchester in the hope of meeting her daughter, and Tracy's offered the chance to make a few grand from a trip to Belgium.

HOLY GODIVA 3 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 7

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S2E5

LOVE

Originally broadcast: 31 March 1996
Directed by: Matthew Evans
Written by: Kay Mellor

Tracy decides to meet the man who left her for dead when he's released, Newall has his warrant card taken off him for neglect of duty, and Rose refuses to believe that her daughter ended up on the game in Leeds.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 9

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S2E6

RELEASE

Originally broadcast: 7 April 1996
Directed by: Matthew Evans
Written by: Kay Mellor

Rose tries to come to terms with the shocking truth about her daughter, Anita hears Colette talking about what happened in the dungeon, and Newall tries to convince Carol to start again with him in Birmingham.

HOLY GODIVA 5 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 10

SERIES THREE

(1997)
6 episodes
Series Score: 40
Episode Average: 6.67
Perfect 10's: 0

S3E1

SHE'S BACK

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 27 October 1997
Directed by: Sheree Folkson
Written by: Kay Mellor

Rose is offered other work after applying for a receptionist job at a hotel, Carol suspects foul play when she receives calls about her services, and a hustler is questioned by the police when a punter is found badly beaten.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 4
TOTAL: 8

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S3E2

SHE'S BACK

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 3 November 1997
Directed by: Sheree Folkson
Written by: Kay Mellor

Colette struggles to come to terms with the revelations about her past, Rose thinks that Paula's innocent when her cop lover turns up dead, and Carol gets a shock when she runs into an unexpected cash flow problem.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 7

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S3E3

THE CATCH

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 10 November 1997
Directed by: David Innes Edwards
Written by: Mark Davies Markham

Rose is shocked when a brick flies through the window of her new office, the creation of a prostitute toleration zone puts the girls in danger, and Carol has social services at her door after a confrontation about money.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 7

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S3E4

THE CATCH

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 17 November 1997
Directed by: David Innes Edwards
Written by: Kay Mellor, Mark Davies Markham

Rose is stunned when Sherrie reveals the identity of the man who raped her, pleas to report it result in an extremely uncomfortable interview, and Carol is taken in for questioning when Vinnie ends up in hospital.

HOLY GODIVA 4 - ONION JACK 5
TOTAL: 9

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S3E5

TAINTED LOVE

PART ONE
Originally broadcast: 24 November 1997
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Written by: Catherine Johnson

Rose comes face-to-face with the pimp now running things on the Lane, the police investigate when an unknown prostitute turns up dead, and Carol informs Vinnie that he no longer has a job at the chicken factory.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 2
TOTAL: 4

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S3E6

TAINTED LOVE

PART TWO
Originally broadcast: 1 December 1997
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Written by: Catherine Johnson

Rose blurts out what she knows while looking down the barrel of a gun, Carol's sister is persuaded to work on the lane by her new boyfriend, and Vinnie struggles to come up with the money to pay off his massive debts.

HOLY GODIVA 2 - ONION JACK 3
TOTAL: 5

ROSE GARRITY

Played by Geraldine James
18 episodes
(1995-1997)
in... Told (S1E5)

CAROL JOHNSON

Played by Cathy Tyson
18 episodes
(1995-1997)
in... Caught (S1E2)

ANITA BRAITHWAITE

Played by Barbara Dickson
12 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Clean (S1E6)

TRACY RICHARDS

Played by Samantha Morton
12 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Caught (S1E2)

JOYCE WEBSTER

Played by Rachel Davies
12 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Caught (S1E2)

STEVE DICKSON

Played by Ray Stevenson
12 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Damaged (S1E3)

VINNIE MARSHALL

Played by Adam Kotz
10 episodes
(1996-1997)
in... Hustling (S2E1)

CURLY

Played by Richard Moore
9 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Caught (S1E2)

DCI DAVID NEWALL

Played by David Schofield
9 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Caught (S1E2)

GEORGE FERGUSON

Played by Tony Doyle
8 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Clean (S1E6)

COLETTE

Played by Lena Headey
8 episodes
(1995-1997)
in... Hurt (S2E4)

DEZ

Played by Ace Bhatti
7 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Damaged (S1E3)

JAN

Played by Sue Cleaver
6 episodes
(1995-1997)
in... Damaged (S1E3)

JULIE

Played by Judy Brooke
6 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Caught (S1E2)

DC JAMESON

Played by Derek Hicks
6 episodes
(1995)
in... Damaged (S1E3)

RABBIT

Played by Justin Chadwick
6 episodes
(1996)
in... Hustling (S2E1)

MR. LEONARD CHUBBS

Played by John Pickles
2 episodes
(1996)
in... Hurt (S2E4)

MR. LEONARD CHUBBS

Played by David Ross
4 episodes
(1997)
in... She's Back: Part 1 (S3E1)

INSPECTOR IAN HENRYSON

Played by Kern Falconer
6 episodes
(1997)
in... She's Back: Part 2 (S3E2)

DI COOPER

Played by Fiona Allen
6 episodes
(1997)
in... She's Back: Part 1 (S3E1)

SMILEY

Played by Darren Tigh
5 episodes
(1996)
in... Hurt (S2E4)

BRENDA TAYLOR

Played by Margo Gunn
5 episodes
(1996)
in... Kiss (S2E2)

MR. MOORE

Played by Philip Michael Martin
4 episodes
(1995)
in... Sold (S1E1)

IAN

Played by Stephen MacKenna
4 episodes
(1995)
in... Told (S1E5)

DS KERSHAW

Played by Judy Browne
4 episodes
(1995)
in... Damaged (S1E3)

BOB

Played by Anthony Milner
4 episodes
(1995)
in... Told (S1E5)

TULA

Played by Rebecca Callard
4 episodes
(1996)
in... Kiss (S2E2)

GLENNIS MINKIN

Played by Anita Carey
4 episodes
(1995-1996)
in... Clean (S1E6)

ALF

Played by David Bradley
4 episodes
(1996)
in... Hustling (S2E1)

JUNE

Played by Judi Jones
4 episodes
(1996)
in... Kiss (S2E2)

BRIAN ROBERTS

Played by Peter Firth
4 episodes
(1996)
in... Hustling (S2E1)

LISA

Played by Joy Brook
4 episodes
(1996)
in... Hurt (S2E4)

LLOYD NELSON

Played by Darren Warner
4 episodes
(1997)
in... She's Back: Part 2 (S3E2)

JANIE

Played by Suzanne Hellmich
4 episodes
(1997)
in... She's Back: Part 2 (S3E2)