''Second Chance'' is a British television drama series starring

Susannah York Susannah Yolande Fletcher (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011), known professionally as Susannah York, was an English actress. Her appearances in various films of the 1960s, including '' Tom Jones'' (1963) and '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' ...

and Ralph Bates as a divorced couple. It was written by

Adele Rose Adele Rose (8 December 1933 – 28 December 2020) was an English television writer. She was the longest-serving scriptwriter for the soap opera ''Coronation Street,'' writing 457 scripts over a period of 37 years from 1961, and was the first woma ...

and debuted on 23 January 1981. Filming began in July 1980 with the series originally planned for a airing later that year.

Synopsis

After 18 years of marriage Kate and Chris have divorced, with Kate leaving with their children, Jill (17) and Martin (15).

Cast

as Kate Hurst * Ralph Bates as Chris Hurst *Kate Dorning as Jill Hurst *Mark Eadie as Martin Hurst * Steven Grives as Trevor Fuller * Michael Culver as Richard Seymour * Jan Harvey as Frances Sterling *Carole Nimmons as Pat Thorne *Andy Abrahams as Gordon Frost *Gwen Cherrell as Bunty Gilpin

Reception

Jennifer Selway's capsule review in The Observer said "It's good to see Susannah York appearing in a major television role but the lightweight script just isn't good enough." Clive James, also in the Observer said "Second Chance (Yorkshire) reached its final episode in much better shape than when it started."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0162108, title=Second Chance 1980s British drama television series Black-and-white British television shows British English-language television shows