Talent
Episode 1 • Oct 14, 1986
Willie contemplates leaving his position at the Bank after seemingly managing to sell one of his short stories.
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.
30 episodes total
Status
Ended
First Aired
1986
Rating
6.8/10
4 votes • HD
Episodes
Episode 1 • Oct 14, 1986
Willie contemplates leaving his position at the Bank after seemingly managing to sell one of his short stories.
Episode 2 • Oct 21, 1986
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.
Episode 3 • Oct 28, 1986
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!
Episode 4 • Nov 04, 1986
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.
Episode 5 • Nov 11, 1986
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!
Episode 6 • Nov 18, 1986
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.
Episode 1 • Oct 27, 1987
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.
Episode 2 • Nov 03, 1987
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?
Episode 3 • Nov 10, 1987
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.
Episode 4 • Nov 17, 1987
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!
Episode 5 • Nov 24, 1987
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.
Episode 6 • Dec 01, 1987
A mix up at the publishers leaves William believing his days at the bank are over...
Episode 1 • Oct 24, 1988
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.
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