NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Sold
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/1995
Estranged from her violent husband, mother of three Gina Dixon meets another single mother who appears to have no financial worries. Carol's secret is simple. She is a prostitute.
Director: Richard Standeven
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Caught
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/19/1995
The hunt is on for Gina's killer, and the finger of suspicion points in several directions as her friends and family struggle to come to terms with the loss.
Director: Richard Standeven
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Damaged
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/1995
Gina's estranged husband Steve is still coming to terms with her death and former secret life, and he goes on the trail of Gina's friends in an attempt to understand what his wife was doing.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Revenge
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/2/1995
Demons from Tracy's past and present catch up with her in a dream and bring her screaming out of a coma...
Director: N/A
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Told
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/9/1995
Two months on, Carol is in a psychiatric ward after her attack on Curly and Anita is living on her own folowing the split from George.
Director: Charles Beeson
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Clean
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/1995
A sinister gift sends Carol's spirits plummeting as she realises that Ginas's killer has her firmly in his sights. A burglary leads to the discovery of a macabre shrine to the murders, complete with video footage of the next victim...
Director: Charles Beeson
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Hustling
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/3/1996
The girls are back again and busy running their cleaning co-operative, but they are unable to break links with their previous life and are struggling to survive...
Director: N/A
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Kiss
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/1996
Nobody knows what happened to Anita after she was run over. Rose has fallen out with Tracy and Colette and has problems to deal with at the leisure centre when it is revealed that the women used to be prostitutes...
Director: N/A
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Betrayal
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/1996
It is the morning after Curly's murder; trying times lie ahead for the women. Rose and Carol frantically try to get rid of any evidence, whilst Joyce, having slept with Steve, is getting ready to leave Blackpool.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Hurt
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/1996
George has been murdered in exactly the same way as Curly and it appears that a serial killer is at large. Meawhile, Rose is in Manchester looking for her daughter, whilst Curly'snephew Vinnie confronts Carol...
Director: Matthew Evans
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Love
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/1996
Tracy's former pimp, Dez, is released from prison and she brings him back to her house and sleeps with him. Rose discovers that her daughter is not in Manchester after all, but in Sheffield and, to Rose's horror, on the game...
Director: Matthew Evans
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Release
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/1996
Colette desparately tries to get tracy to realise what she has done but Tracy seems to be in another world. Colette has no choice but to tell Rose. There is a time bomb ticking and the climax to the series is both unexpected and shocking.
Director: Matthew Evans
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - She's Back (Part One)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/1997
Carol and Rose have given up working The Lane, and rose gets a job as a Community Liason Officer working with the police in an attempt to 'clean up' the darker side of life on The Lane.
Director: Sheree Folkson
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - She's Back (Part Two)
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/1997
Paula has disappeared after the murder of D.C. Mace and Rose is called upon to assist the police. Rose finds Paula and takes her to shelter at Carol's.
Director: Sheree Folkson
Writer: Kay Mellor
NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - The Catch (Part One)
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1997
Carol accuses Vinnie of spending factory money and arranges for him to be beaten up. He is duly hospitalised. Rose continues working with the community.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - The Catch (Part Two)
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/1997
After being raped by Ed Smithson, Sherrie tells Rose. When the police become involved, Sherrie suddenly retracts her statement.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Tainted Love (Part One)
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/1997
Police find the body of a balck woman. Rose finds out her name was Marva and Raymond is questioned by the police. He blames Rose and after his release attacks her with a gun...
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Tainted Love (Part Two)
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/1997
Raymond kidnaps Rose who tells him Shaun killed Marva. When Shaun dies, Carol and Rose realise the kidnapper is actually Charlie and that he must have killed Marva. Vinnie takes revenge on Carol for sacking him by setting fire to the factory, unaware there is anyone inside...
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of Band of Gold
Every episode of Band of Gold ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Band of Gold!
Band of Gold is a British drama series written by Kay Mellor and produced by Granada Television. It was originally shown on ITV between 1995...
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Network:ITV1
Worst Episodes Summary
"Sold" is the worst rated episode of "Band of Gold". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Richard Standeven and written by Kay Mellor, it aired on 3/12/1995. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Caught".