Band of Gold: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

After kicking her abusive husband out and in debt to a loan shark, Gina Dickson meets Carol, a prostitute who introduces her to life on the game. Confronted with the reality of life on the streets, Gina and friends decide to start their own business, in an attempt to escape the influence of loan sharks, pimps and police.

Series details

• Title: Band of Gold
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1995-03-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-12-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4799

Cast and credited roles

• Geraldine James — Rose Garrity
• Cathy Tyson — Carol Johnson
• Barbara Dickson — Anita Braithwaite
• Samantha Morton — Tracy Richards
• Tony Doyle — George Ferguson
• David Schofield — DCI Newall
• Rachel Davies — Joyce Webster
• Richard Moore — Curly
• Ray Stevenson — Steve Dickson
• Lena Headey — Colette
• Anthony Milner — Bob
• Ace Bhatti — Dez

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-03-12; final listed air date 1995-04-16; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1996-03-03; final listed air date 1996-04-07; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1997-10-27; final listed air date 1997-12-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Band of Gold on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.