City Lights
City Lights
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City Lights

6.8 / 10
1986
5 seasons
30 episodes
Comedy

Hapless bank clerk Willie Melvin dreams of being a successful writer but is held back by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer, and lack of support from his mother, the bank's manager Adam McLelland and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Talent

    6.0
    14-10-198630m

    Willie contemplates leaving his position at the Bank after seemingly managing to sell one of his short stories.

  • Ep 2

    2.Deep Freeze

    21-10-198630m

    Life away from the Bank doesn't entirely work out for Willie as he becomes embroiled in one of Chancer's schemes in order to make some money.

  • Ep 3

    3.Magazine

    28-10-198630m

    Willie gains some measure of success when turning his hand to a more "creative" type of writing. Unfortunately this transpires to be for a "top shelf" publication much to the horro...

  • Ep 4

    4.Lost Weekend

    6.0
    04-11-198630m

    Willie manages to avoid a spending his weekend waterskiing with Brian and Vicky. Unfortunately for him this is due to being locked up in a storage unit with Chancer for the weekend...

  • Ep 5

    5.A Room with a view, and you

    11-11-198630m

    Willie attempts to live a life of independence away from his overbearing mother. However moving in with Chancer brings it's own challenges, especially in the shape of Chancer's lan...

  • Ep 6

    6.True Life Adventures

    6.0
    18-11-198630m

    When mother's away, Willie will play! Willie's left home alone when his mother goes to visit his Auntie. Left to his own devices it's not long before things go wrong, resulting in...

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