About this season
Band of Gold is a British drama series written by Kay Mellor and produced by Granada Television. It was initially broadcast on ITV between 1995 and 1997. Starring Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Barbara Dickson and Samantha Morton, the series revolves around the lives of a group of women who live and work in Bradford's red-light district. Three seasons were produced (the third under the moniker of Gold, with only a small number of characters from the first two series).
Episodes (6)
1. Hustling
Aired 3 March 1996 • 60 min
The success of Scrubitt International is in jeopardy when George is released from prison. Tracey befriends Colette, the new girl on the lane. Carol continues business with Curly, although he has other ideas. Rose hires a private investigator.
2. Kiss
Aired 10 March 1996 • 60 min
Nobody knows what happened to Anita after she was run over. Rose has fallen out with Tracy and Colette and has problems to deal with at the leisure centre when it is revealed that the women used to be prostitutes...
3. Betrayal
Aired 17 March 1996 • 60 min
It is the morning after Curly's murder; trying times lie ahead for the women. Rose and Carol frantically try to get rid of any evidence, whilst Joyce, having slept with Steve, is getting ready to leave Blackpool.
4. Hurt
Aired 24 March 1996 • 60 min
George has been murdered in exactly the same way as Curly and it appears that a serial killer is at large. Meawhile, Rose is in Manchester looking for her daughter, whilst Curly'snephew Vinnie confronts Carol...
5. Love
Aired 31 March 1996 • 60 min
Tracy's former pimp, Dez, is released from prison and she brings him back to her house and sleeps with him. Rose discovers that her daughter is not in Manchester after all, but in Sheffield and, to Rose's horror, on the game...
6. Release
Aired 7 April 1996 • 60 min
Colette desparately tries to get tracy to realise what she has done but Tracy seems to be in another world. Colette has no choice but to tell Rose. There is a time bomb ticking and the climax to the series is both unexpected and shocking.