The Main Chance DVD 1969 The Complete First Series 1 / One Excellent 60s Drama The Main Chance is a British television series first aired on ITV in four series between 1969 and 1975. It is a drama series that depicts the sudden transformation in the life of a solicitor, David Main (played by John Stride), after he moves from London to Leeds. It was created by Edmund Ward and John Malcolm; the latter was a pseudonym for John Batt who was a practising solicitor. Batt also composed the theme music. All six episodes from the first series of the TV drama that follows lawyer David Main (John Stride) as he moves back to Leeds to set up a practice after years of high-flying success in London. Intending to establish his own business empire, Main quickly sets about cultivating his contacts with the city's great and good. But having come up the hard way himself, he's soon reaching out to help those less fortunate - even if it clashes with his own interests. The episodes are: 'What About Justice?', 'Body and Soul', 'The Professional', 'Liar's Dice', 'The Privilege of Justice' and 'With All My Worldly Goods'. This is a fantastic 2 Disc set containing all 6 Episodes in the first, and best, series of this classic late 60s drama.