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White Gold
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2017 - 2019
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy series from the co-writer of The Inbetweeners about double-glazing salesmen in Essex. Stars Ed Westwick, James Buckley, Joe Thomas, Lauren O'Rourke, Linzey Cocker and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1
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Further details
1985. Eight months have passed since Vincent Swan - Essex's premier and most amoral double glazing salesman - teamed up with gangster Ronnie and forced his boss Walshy to sell Cachet Windows to them for a measly pound coin.
But after a brief honeymoon period, it turns out having a massively dangerous and violent criminal for a boss isn't that much fun. And this isn't helped by the fact that Vincent owes Ronnie £50,000.
Still, Vincent's got the massive house and middle-class lifestyle he'd always wanted to give his wife Sam. Sam wants to keep it that way, too - but when the Swan's snooty neighbours sign a contract for a brand new conservatory made by - of course - Cachet Windows, alarm bells start to ring.
Back at Cachet, disillusioned salesman Lavenderis trying to finally take control of his career, while Fitzpatrick is left to pick up the pieces when his wife leaves him for her aerobics instructor, while he spends his evenings locked in the garden shed.
But at least business is booming - or it is just before a new rival salesman appears, ripping it up around town and stealing most of Cachet's business. The team eventually discover it's not a sales-man but a sales-woman - and Jo Scott is relentless and ruthless in her pursuit of success.
But there's one prize she values above all - Vincent Swan himself.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 6th March 2019
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Ed Westwick | Vincent Swan |
James Buckley | Brian Fitzpatrick |
Joe Thomas | Martin Lavender |
Lauren O'Rourke | Carol |
Linzey Cocker | Sam Swan |
Rachel Shenton | Joanne Scott |
Nigel Lindsay | Tony Walsh |
Lee Ross | Ronnie Farrell |
Lloyd Hutchinson | Brendan |
Harriet Webb | Maureen |
Bobby Smalldridge | Robbie Swan |
Leah Brotherhead | Stacey |
Steve Evets | Barry / Derek |
Charlie-Lou Borthwick | Natalie |
Rebecca Deren | Woman Home-owner |
Stirling Gallacher | Patricia Brown |
Charlie Kemp | Ralph Brown |
Damon Beesley | Writer |
Damon Beesley | Director |
Phil Gilbert | Producer |
Caroline Leddy | Executive Producer |
Iain Morris | Executive Producer |
Simon Wilson | Executive Producer |
Gregor Sharp | Executive Producer |
Jane Harrison | Line Producer |
William Webb | Editor |
Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
Nadira Seecoomar | Casting Director |
Caroline Pitcher | Costume Designer |
Oli Russell | Director of Photography |
Lulu Hall | Make-up Designer |
Marcus Whitney | Make-up Designer |
Andy Lumsden | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
TV review: White Gold, BBC2
Did you catch the first episode of the new series of White Gold on Wednesday night? No? Me neither.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th March 2019It seems strange that this 80s-set comedy is back. Consider how odd it is that the BBC resumed production given the hiatus caused by allegations of sexual assault against star Ed Westwick in the US. Westwick denied the claims and was not prosecuted due to insufficient evidence, allowing him to resume his role as uber-double-glazing salesman, Vincent.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 6th March 2019TV preview: White Gold, BBC2
The year is 1985. Eight months have passed since Vincent Swan (Ed Westwick) - Essex's premier and most amoral double glazing salesman - teamed up with gangster Ronnie (Lee Ross) and forced his boss Walshy (Nigel Lindsay) to sell Cachet Windows to them for a measly pound coin.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th March 2019White Gold, episode 1 review
A welcome return for the knuckle-gnawing social comedy.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 6th March 2019