City Lights
Louise Gold appeared as Mrs Ford, in Series 4, Episode
1: Thirtynothing (often written as Thirty Nothing), Recorded 11 September 1989
first broadcast nationally on BBC2, at 20:00 to 20:30 on Thursday 14 June 1990 (had
previously been shown on BBC Scotland on 13 November 1989)
Cast
Willie
Melvin – Gerard Kelly
Mum - Jan
Wilson
Chancer – Andy Gray
Brian – Jonathan Watson
Mc McLelland
– Dave Anderson
Fiona – Ann Bryson
Tam – Iain McColl
Irene – Elaine C. Smith
Mr Gray – Steve Robertson
Mrs Ford – Louise Gold
Production Team
Written
by – Bob Black
Director – Ron Bain
Producer – Colin Gilbert
The location for Willie Melvin’s “home” in the series
was actually writer Bob Black’s own
flat.
Louise Gold, Elaine C Smith, and, Ron Bain had previously appeared in BBC Scotland’s Laugh I Nearly Paid My Licence
Fee, also shown on BBC 2;
produced and directed by Colin Gilbert,
and for which Bob Black was one of
the writers.
Clips from Laugh I Nearly Paid My License
fee were included on A Kick Up The
Archive, also shown on BBC2, and
in which Andy Gray, Jonathan Watson, Elaine C. Smith, and, Ron
Bain also appeared.
Rachel And The
Roarettes, Rita Rudner, Alexei Sayle’s Merry-Go-Round, and,
A Week In The West End were also shown
on BBC 2, as was the first terrestrial broadcast of The Alan Clark Diaries.
Critics Comments
Links about City
Lights
BBC Comedy
Guide, page for the programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/c/citylights_1299000623.shtml
Internet Movie
Database entry for the programme: http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0076995/
British TV
Comedy page for the programme: http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/lights/index.html
and
http://www.phill.co.uk/comedy/lights/list.html
The British
Sitcom Guide page for the programme: http://www.sitcom.co.uk/sitcoms/city_lights.shtml
Wikipedia’s page for the
programme: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Lights_(sitcom)
Comedy Zone’s page for the
programme: http://www.comedy-zone.net/tv/programmes/c/city-lights.htm
Memorable TV’s
Biology Enclopedia’s page for the
programme: http://www.biologydaily.com/biology/City_Lights_(sitcom)
Art History
Club’s page for the programme: http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/City_Lights_(sitcom)
Probert
Enclyclopedia Section C: http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/A33C.HTM
DaveCov’s
Comedy Classics, has a good section for the programme: http://www.davecovcomedy.co.uk/index.htm
BBC Programme
Catalogue entry for this episode: http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/programme/PSHH035Y
