
Prospects

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\nComprising 12 episodes Prospects - with a comic slant, dealt with many of the major issues affecting British society at the height of the \"Thatcherite\" '80's including unemployment, crime, poverty, regeneration, social change and racism.
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\nProspects gained a cult following and ratings wise it performed well above expectation for Channel 4. At that time Channel Four received a large subsidy from the rival commercial network ITV in exchange for the right to sell airtime; this gave ITV a significant input into the management of the station. The success of Prospects and the fact that it was produced by a subsidiary of the ITV network's largest station Thames Television meant it was moved to a 9pm prime-time repeat slot on ITV in the Spring\/Summer of 1987. This fuelled rumours that the network wanted to develop Prospects into a long-running comedy drama series. However despite seeing potential ITV declined the opportunity to develop it beyond the original first series.
Actor: Gary Olsen, Brian Bovell, Peter Lovstrom, Chrissie Cotterill, Ben Howard, Mike Savage, Treva Etienne, Eddie Tagoe, Debbie Killingback, Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Directors: John Crome, Peter Ellis, James Hill
Countries: UK
Languages: en, English,
Produced By: Euston Films
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Runtime: 60 min
Date Published: 1986-02-19
Year Released: 1986
Rating: 6 out of 10
Content Rating: TV-PG
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Views: 503
Quality: HD
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