Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
    Nostalgia Central
    • Home
    • Blog
      • Lists
    • Television
      • TV by Decade
        • TV – 1950s
        • TV – 1960s
        • TV – 1970s
        • TV – 1980s
        • TV – 1990s
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Kids TV
      • Variety
      • News & Sport
      • Advertisements
    • Music
      • Music by Decade
        • Music – 1950s
        • Music – 1960s
        • Music – 1970s
        • Music – 1980s
        • Music – 1990s
      • Artists – A to K
        • Artists – A
        • Artists – B
        • Artists – C
        • Artists – D
        • Artists – E
        • Artists – F
        • Artists – G
        • Artists – H
        • Artists – I
        • Artists – J
        • Artists – K
      • Artists – L to Z
        • Artists – L
        • Artists – M
        • Artists – N
        • Artists – O
        • Artists – P
        • Artists – Q
        • Artists – R
        • Artists – S
        • Artists – T
        • Artists – U
        • Artists – V
        • Artists – W
        • Artists – X
        • Artists – Y
        • Artists – Z
      • Artists – 0 to 9
      • Genres
      • Music on Film & TV
      • One-Hit Wonders
      • Playlists
      • Online Radio
    • Movies
      • Movies by Decade
        • Movies – 1950s
        • Movies – 1960s
        • Movies – 1970s
        • Movies – 1980s
        • Movies – 1990s
      • Movies – 0 to 9
      • Movies – A to K
        • Movies – A
        • Movies – B
        • Movies – C
        • Movies – D
        • Movies – E
        • Movies – F
        • Movies – G
        • Movies – H
        • Movies – I
        • Movies – J
        • Movies – K
      • Movies – L to Z
        • Movies – L
        • Movies – M
        • Movies – N
        • Movies – O
        • Movies – P
        • Movies – Q
        • Movies – R
        • Movies – S
        • Movies – T
        • Movies – U
        • Movies – V
        • Movies – W
        • Movies – X
        • Movies – Y
        • Movies – Z
    • Pop Culture
      • Fads
      • Toys & Games
      • Fashion
      • Decor
      • Food & Drink
      • People
      • Technology
      • Transport
    • Social History
      • 1950s Year by Year
      • 1960s Year by Year
      • 1970s Year by Year
      • 1980s Year by Year
      • 1990s Year by Year
      • Events
    Nostalgia Central
    Home»Television»Comedy
    Comedy TV Shows - 1980s TV Shows - 1990s 2 Mins Read

    City Lights

    Share
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email

    1 9 8 4 – 1 9 9 1 (UK)
    42 x 30 minute episodes

    “Pure Dead Brilliant!”

    This BBC Scotland production was set in Glasgow and starred Gerard Kelly as bank teller Willie Melvin, an incompetent man with grandiose dreams of being a novelist.

    Willie worked at the (fictional) Strathclyde Savings Bank. Most of the plots revolved around his attempts to get his book, the autobiographical My Childhood Up A Close, published, with Willie consistently snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

    He was also held back by the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer (Andy Gray), and the lack of support he gained from his domineering mother (Jan Wilson), his obnoxious, womanising boss Adam McLelland (Dave Anderson) and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian (Jonathan Watson).

    Other recurring characters included Chancer’s idiot friend Tam (Iain McColl) and Willie’s love interests, Janice (Elaine Collins) and Fiona (Ann Bryson).

    Guest stars included Billy Connolly, Ronald Fraser, Kenneth Cope, Iain Cuthbertson, Miriam Margolyes and Brian Pettifer.

    Gerard Kelly died on 28 October 2010 after collapsing with a brain aneurysm. He was just 51.

    Willie Melvin
    Gerard Kelly
    Mr Adam McLelland
    Dave Anderson
    Chancer
    Andy Gray
    Tam
    Iain McColl
    Brian
    Jonathan Watson
    Mrs Melvin
    Jan Wilson
    Irene
    Elaine C. Smith
    Janice
    Elaine Collins
    Fiona
    Ann Bryson

    Related Posts

    • Fair Exchange
      Fair Exchange
      1 9 6 2 - 1 9 6 3 (USA) 27 x 60/30 minute episodes Eddie Walker (vaudeville star Eddie Foy…
    • Joe Bash
      Joe Bash
      1 9 8 6 (USA) 6 x 30 minute episodes This short-lived but critically acclaimed dramedy from the producers of Barney Miller…
    • Our John Willie
      Our John Willie
      1 9 8 0 (UK) 5 x 30 minute episodes Times are bad for Davy Halliday (Antony Manuel) and his deaf…
    • Paris
      Paris
      1 9 7 9 - 1 9 8 0 (USA) 13 x 60 minute episodes Crime drama series from CBS featuring…
    • Hank McCune Show, The
      Hank McCune Show, The
      1 9 5 0 (USA) The Hank McCune Show began locally in New York in 1949. The show went national on…
    • Best of Enemies
      Best of Enemies
      1 9 6 8 - 1 9 6 9 (UK) 5 x 30 minute episodes Television's first attempt to poke fun…
    • My Little Margie
      My Little Margie
      1 9 5 2 - 1 9 5 5 (USA) 126 x 30 minute episodes Gale Storm was another comedienne who…
    • Tammy Grimes Show, The
      Tammy Grimes Show, The
      1 9 6 6 (USA) 4 x 30 minute episodes This short-lived ABC show debuted on 8 September 1966 and starred the…

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Reddit Email
    Previous ArticleChuckleVision
    Next Article Comrade Dad

    Comments are closed.

    Follow us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Instagram
    You May Also Like
    • Peter Sarstedt
      Peter Sarstedt was born in Delhi, India in 1941, as one of six […]
    • Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width
      1 9 6 7 – 1 9 7 1 (UK) 38 x 30 min episodes 1 x 60 minute […]
    • Cinderella (1950)
      Though screen adaptations of Cinderella abound, none is as […]
    • Pill, The
      In the 1960s, the scientific advances and upheavals in […]
    • Ants In The Pants
      The folks at the Schaper company were definitely the kings of […]
    • Kindergarten Cop (1990)
      This undemanding picture proves that Arnold Schwarzenegger can […]
    Twitter Feed
    Please note


    Nostalgia Central covers the period 1950 to 1999 and contains some words and references which reflect the attitudes of those times and which may be considered culturally sensitive, offensive or inappropriate today.
    Popular Tags
    1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 Action Figures Amicus Arcade games Australia Beach movies Beatles Blaxploitation Board games Britpop Canada Crime Disco Disney Doo-Wop Elvis Presley Girl groups Glam Goth Hammer Heavy Metal Irwin Allen Labels Merseybeat Mod revival Motown New Romantic New Wave NWOBHM Oi! One-hit wonders Power Pop Pub rock Punk Radio Scotland Ska Soul music Surf music
    Search Nostalgia Central
    Copyright © 1998, 2022 Nostalgia Central
    • About
    • Contact
    • FAQ

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.