
Seen it?
City Lights
Not streaming in your region — see every region's options
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.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01Crimewatch OKWhen 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!
- 02TalentWillie contemplates leaving his position at the Bank after seemingly managing to sell one of his short stories.
- 03Lost WeekendWillie 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.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Season's bestTalentOctober 14, 1986Willie contemplates leaving his position at the Bank after seemingly managing to sell one of his short stories.
- S01E02Deep FreezeOctober 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
- S01E03MagazineOctober 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 "
- S01E04Lost WeekendNovember 4, 1986Willie manages to avoid a spending his weekend waterskiing with Brian and Vicky. Unfortunately for him this is due to being locked up in a s
- S01E05A Room with a view, and youNovember 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,
- S01E06True Life AdventuresNovember 18, 1986When 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 lo
Season02
- S02E01The More Things ChangeOctober 27, 1987Moving 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 fr
- S02E02Local HeroNovember 3, 1987Mr McClelland is joined by a highly unlikely candidate for the Bank's Employee of the Month. However is Willie's "hero" status entirely dese
- S02E03MoonlightingNovember 10, 1987Unimpressed by Dicky Rainbow's hackneyed material Willie decides to turn his hand to comedy writing which, naturally, is an area he believes
- S02E04Season's bestCrimewatch OKNovember 17, 1987When Janice is robbed Willie decides to set up a neighbourhood watch group. However buying radio phones from Chancer for communication purpo
- S02E05True Love, The Course of...November 24, 1987Mrs Melvin appears to have found herself a new admirer. However Willie isn't convinced his intentions towards his mother are entirely honour
- S02E06FameDecember 1, 1987A mix up at the publishers leaves William believing his days at the bank are over...
Season03
- S03E01The Longest DayOctober 24, 1988Willie 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 McClella
- S03E02All In The Mind—
- S03E03I'm Willie, Fly Me—
- S03E04The Melvin Diaries—
- S03E05Catch 23—
- S03E06The Siege—
Season04
- S04E01Thirty Nothing—
- S04E02Play It Again, Willie—
- S04E03The Go Between—
- S04E04Romantic Friction—
- S04E05In Sickness And In Health—
- S04E06The Law Of The Jungle—
Season05
- S05E01The New Leaf (1)—
- S05E02The New Leaf (2)—
- S05E03Scandal—
- S05E04The Winslow Woman—
- S05E05Old Friends—
- S05E06The Front—
Shows like City Lights all similar shows
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Comedy·Drama·CrimeFargo2014·FX
Fargo is a seasonal anthology crime drama with some dark comical elements, inspired by the film Fargo written by the Coen brothers.Compare - 02Comedy·FamilyThe Simpsons1989–present·FOX
The Simpsons is the longest running scripted show in US television history.Compare - 03Comedy·FamilyFamily Guy1999–present·FOX
Family Guy follows Peter Griffin the endearingly ignorant dad, and his hilariously offbeat family of middle-class New Englanders in Quahog, RI.Compare - 04ComedySouth Park1997–present·Comedy Central
South Park is an adult comedy animation show centred around 4 children in the small town of south park.Compare - 05Comedy·FamilyAmerican Dad!2005–present·FOX
In American Dad!, Stan Smith leads the all-American family in this animated sitcom filled with wild and crazy extremes.Compare - 06Comedy·Adventure·Science-FictionRick and Morty2013–present·Adult Swim
Rick is a mentally gifted, but sociopathic and alcoholic scientist and a grandfather to Morty; an awkward, impressionable, and somewhat spineless teenage boy.Compare
Head-to-head pick any opponent
Stack City Lights's full episode-rating history against a rival, on one chart.
Keep exploring top shows
ShortcutThe essential episodes
Short on time? The pilot-to-finale shortcut, only the episodes that matter.
MatchupCompare with another showTwo shows' episode ratings on one chart — settle it.
NetworkBest BBC One showsMore from the same network, ranked by rating.
GenreBest comedy shows & filmsThe top of the comedy pile, across both mediums.










