The Main Chance Private Armies (Season 2, Episode 13)
TV Episode | 51 min | Drama

The Main Chance

Private Armies (Season 2, Episode 13)

TV Episode | 51 min | Drama

Main clashes again with an old adversary, Det. Chief Supt. Guthrie, over the activities of a new security organisation, and ex-con Gil Vasey becomes a bone of contention which threatens to severely strain Main's working relationships.

Director

John Frankau

Writers

Edmund Ward (creator) | John Batt (creator) (as John Malcolm)

Production Designer

Roger Cheveley

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Updated Dec 7, 1970

Release date

Dec 7, 1970 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
John Stride David Main David Main See fewer	The Omen (1976)
John Wentworth Henry Castleton Henry Castleton See fewer	The Main Chance (1969)
Margaret Ashcroft Margaret Castleton Margaret Castleton See fewer	The Main Chance (1969)
Anna Palk Sarah Courtney Sarah Courtney See fewer	The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
John Arnatt Sidney Bulmer Sidney Bulmer See fewer	A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
Philip Bond Peter Findon Peter Findon See fewer	An Englishman's Castle (1978)
David Lodge Det. Ch. Supt. Guthrie Det. Ch. Supt. Guthrie See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Percy Herbert Gil Vasey Gil Vasey See fewer	The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Nicholas Courtney James Harding James Harding See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Geoffrey Frederick Det. Sgt. Ransome Det. Sgt. Ransome See fewer	Lifeforce (1985)
Jacqueline Maude Lady Magistrate Lady Magistrate See fewer	Jane Eyre (1973)
Norman Claridge Stipendiary Magistrate Stipendiary Magistrate See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)