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S4 E6 · The Law Of The Jungle

About City Lights

City Lights is a comedy TV series that premiered on BBC One on October 14, 1986. It has 5 seasons and 30 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 6 "The Law Of The Jungle", aired on December 18, 1989.

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.

  • Comedy

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Episodes

30 episodes · 5 seasons

Series 1

1986 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 40 years ago

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  1. City Lights S1 E6 still E6

    6. True Life Adventures

    Finale

    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 a house full of homeless "visitors" and his father's ashes disappearing.

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    5. A Room with a view, and you

    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 landlord!

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    4. Lost Weekend

    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.

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    3. Magazine

    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 horror of the ladies in his life!

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    2. Deep Freeze

    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.

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    1. Talent

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

Series 2

1987 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 38 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Fame

    Finale

    A mix up at the publishers leaves William believing his days at the bank are over...

  2. E5

    5. True Love, The Course of...

    Mrs Melvin appears to have found herself a new admirer. However Willie isn't convinced his intentions towards his mother are entirely honourable, leading to Chancer being dispatched to a banking course in his place.

  3. E4

    4. Crimewatch OK

    When Janice is robbed Willie decides to set up a neighbourhood watch group. However buying radio phones from Chancer for communication purposes may leave the group itself on the wrong side of the law!

  4. E3

    3. Moonlighting

    Unimpressed by Dicky Rainbow's hackneyed material Willie decides to turn his hand to comedy writing which, naturally, is an area he believes his "talent" extends into. Meanwhile Mr McClelland causes some "hair-raising" whilst trying out for a leading role with the Operatic Society.

  5. E2

    2. Local Hero

    Mr McClelland is joined by a highly unlikely candidate for the Bank's Employee of the Month. However is Willie's "hero" status entirely deserved or has his creative imagination struck again?

  6. E1

    1. The More Things Change

    Moving on from his mother's into his own swanky flat Willie appears to be moving up in the world. That is until Chancer, freshly released from her majesty's pleasure, reappears dragging Willie into trouble with a figure from Glasgow's criminal underworld.

Series 3

1988 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 37 years ago

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    6. The Siege

    Finale

    Willie Melvin is raring to go.

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    5. Catch 23

    When his writing ambition takes another knock, Willie ends up seeing stars.

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    4. The Melvin Diaries

    When a long lost uncle dazzles Willie with his war time stories, Mr Mclelland & Brian start fighting a war of their own.

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    3. I'm Willie, Fly Me

    All aboard! Chancer's latest money making scheme results in everyone else being taken for a ride.

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    2. All In The Mind

    When Willie pays a fortune to get his work in print, his mum decides he is potty and wants a doctor to look into it.

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    1. The Longest Day

    Willie is stood up by Janice at the alter and discovers she has gone to extreme measures to avoid life with the would be author. Mr McClelland meanwhile shockingly discovers why he has been unable to contact Mrs McClelland.

Series 4

1989 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 36 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. The Law Of The Jungle

  2. E5

    5. In Sickness And In Health

  3. E4

    4. Romantic Friction

  4. E3

    3. The Go Between

  5. E2

    2. Play It Again, Willie

  6. E1

    1. Thirty Nothing

Series 5

6 episodes

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  1. E6

    6. The Front

    Air date TBA
  2. E5

    5. Old Friends

    Air date TBA
  3. E4

    4. The Winslow Woman

    Air date TBA
  4. E3

    3. Scandal

    Air date TBA
  5. E2

    2. The New Leaf (2)

    Air date TBA
  6. E1

    1. The New Leaf (1)

    Air date TBA

Cast & crew

Created by Bob Black

  • Elaine C. Smith

    Elaine C. Smith

    Irene

  • Rachel Ogilvy

    Tamara

  • Paul Young

    Paul Young

    Malky Boyd

  • Gregor Fisher

    Gregor Fisher

    Quincey Dickens

  • Tony Roper

    Tony Roper

    Social Security Officer

  • Juliet Cadzow

    Juliet Cadzow

    Louise

  • Sean McCarthy

    Sean

  • Donnie MacLeod

    Donnie MacLeod

    Night school teacher

  • Jimmy Kennedy

    Dosser

  • Walter Carr

    Homeless Jim

  • Jake D'Arcy

    Jake D'Arcy

    Bruno Moffat

  • John Buick

    Removal Man

  • John Bett

    John Bett

    Mr Townshend

  • Kenneth Cope

    Kenneth Cope

    Dicky Rainbow

  • John Hannibal

    Richard

  • Julia Dow

    Alice

City Lights FAQ

Will there be new episodes of City Lights?

City Lights has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 18, 1989.

When did the latest episode of City Lights come out?

The most recent episode of City Lights, Season 4 Episode 6 "The Law Of The Jungle", aired on December 18, 1989.

How many seasons of City Lights are there?

City Lights has 5 seasons with 30 episodes in total.

When did City Lights first air?

City Lights first aired on BBC One on October 14, 1986.

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