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Chancer

Chancer is a British television crime drama serial, produced by Central Independent Television for ITV, that first broadcast on 6 March 1990. Starring Clive Owen in the title role of Stephen Crane, Chancer tells the story of a likable conman and rogue at the end of the yuppie 1980s. The first series concerns Crane's attempts to save an ailing car firm…

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Genre
Crime drama
Cinematography
Colin Munn
Composer
Jan Hammer
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Created by
Guy Andrews
Directed by
Alan Grint · Laurence Moody

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Chancer

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Avg. degree1.94
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Chancer

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Starring · 11
Chancer → Benjamin Whitrow, Caroline Langrishe, Clive Owen, Leslie Phillips, Lynsey Baxter, Matthew Marsh, Peter Vaughan, Ralph Riach, Simon Shepherd, Stephen Tompkinson, Susannah Harker
Written by · 3
Chancer → Guy Andrews, Simon Burke, Tony Grounds
related to External links · 3
Chancer → BFI, British Film Institute, IMDbChancer
Directed by · 2
Chancer → Alan Grint, Laurence Moody
Cinematography · 1
Chancer → Colin Munn
Composer · 1
Chancer → Jan Hammer
Country of origin · 1
Chancer → United Kingdom
Created by · 1
Chancer → Guy Andrews
Editor · 1
Chancer → Mike Mulliner
Executive producer · 1
Chancer → Ted Childs

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series first television episodes crane clive owen stephen simon shepherd susannah harker leslie phillips peter vaughan itv broadcast roles two

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ChancerCinematographyColin Munn1.00infobox
ChancerComposerJan Hammer1.00infobox
ChancerCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
ChancerCreated byGuy Andrews1.00infobox
ChancerDirected byAlan Grint1.00infobox
ChancerDirected byLaurence Moody1.00infobox
ChancerEditorMike Mulliner1.00infobox
ChancerExecutive producerTed Childs1.00infobox
ChancerGenreCrime drama1.00infobox
ChancerNetworkITV1.00infobox
ChancerNo. of episodes201.00infobox
ChancerNo. of series21.00infobox
ChancerOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
ChancerProducerSarah Wilson1.00infobox
ChancerProduction companyCentral Independent Television1.00infobox
ChancerRelease6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) – 4 June 1991 (1991-06-04)1.00infobox
ChancerRunning time50 minutes1.00infobox
ChancerStarringClive Owen1.00infobox
ChancerStarringSimon Shepherd1.00infobox
ChancerStarringSusannah Harker1.00infobox
ChancerStarringLeslie Phillips1.00infobox
ChancerStarringPeter Vaughan1.00infobox
ChancerStarringRalph Riach1.00infobox
ChancerStarringCaroline Langrishe1.00infobox
ChancerStarringBenjamin Whitrow1.00infobox
ChancerStarringLynsey Baxter1.00infobox
ChancerStarringMatthew Marsh1.00infobox
ChancerStarringStephen Tompkinson1.00infobox
ChancerWritten byGuy Andrews1.00infobox
ChancerWritten bySimon Burke1.00infobox

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