Chancer

Chancer
Chancer
Genre crime drama
Directed by principally
Alan Grint
with
Laurence Moody
and others
Starring Clive Owen
Simon Shepherd
Leslie Phillips
Peter Vaughan
Benjamin Whitrow
Stephen Tompkinson
Susannah Harker
Lynsey Baxter
Composer(s) Jan Hammer
Country of origin UK
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 20
Production
Executive producer(s) Ted Childs
Producer(s) Sarah Wilson
Editor(s) Mike Mulliner
David Blackmore
Running time 50 min.
Broadcast
Original channel ITV
Original run 6 March 1990 – 4 June 1991

Chancer is a British television serial produced by Central Television for ITV. It tells the story of a likable conman and rogue (played by Clive Owen) at the end of the yuppie eighties. There were a total of twenty episodes, split into two series which aired on Tuesdays at 21:00 in 1990 and 1991.

Contents

Episodes

Series One 1990

The first series concerned lead character Stephen Crane's (Clive Owen) attempts to save an ailing car firm. The plot is complicated when he is forced to reconcile himself with his past. Dates listed are original broadcast dates for ITV:

  1. "Weapons from the Wall" (6 March)
  2. "Killing Floor" (13 March)
  3. "Hazard" (20 March)
  4. "Trust" (27 March)
  5. "Pretenders" (3 April)
  6. "Possessions" (10 April)
  7. "Faith" (17 April)
  8. "Lies" (24 April)
  9. "Wreckage" (1 May)
  10. "Sanctuary" (8 May)
  11. "History" (15 May)
  12. "Temptation" (22 May)
  13. "Love" (29 May)

Series Two 1991

Crane, now going by his real name of Derek Love, assists his friend Piers, who has inherited a stately home and with it a financial nightmare. Dates listed are original broadcast dates for ITV:

  1. "Jo" (23 April)
  2. "Ashes" (30 April)
  3. "Secrets" (7 May)
  4. "Remembrance" (14 May)
  5. "Blood" (21 May)
  6. "Fall" (28 May)
  7. "Sacrifice" (5 June)

Cast

The cast included Clive Owen, Susannah Harker, Leslie Phillips, Peter Vaughan, Simon Shepherd, Louise Lombard, Caroline Langrishe, Ralph Riach, Stephen Tompkinson, and Lynsey Baxter. The theme music was written by Jan Hammer.

References and notes

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