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Telford's Change is a 1979 BBC television series by Brian Clark which stars Peter Barkworth who plays bank manager, Mark Telford, who takes a backward step in his career in order to retreat from the rat race. He relinquishes his job in international banking and becomes a local branch manager in Dover. Telford's wife Laura (Hannah Gordon) and son Peter (Michael Maloney) remain in London where Laura is romantically pursued by her theatrical colleague Tim (Keith Barron). Despite the banking backdrop, events transpire to be less dull than one mght expect.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Episode OneJanuary 7, 1979—Mark Telford starts to question his future as an International Banker and plans on moving to Dover to be a manager of a provincial bank.
- S01E02Episode Two—Mark Telford moves to Dover and starts work as the bank manager, but Sylvia and Peter do not want to move from London to Dover with Mark.
- S01E03Episode Three—Sylvia goes job hunting in London, while Mark is concerned with the prospect of bankrupting a customer.
- S01E04Episode Four—Sylvia has found herself a job after sixteen years of being a full time mother, while Mark is dealing with the local problems in Dover.
- S01E05Episode Five—Mark Telford has big ideas for a local firm, but he needs to be able to convince them.
- S01E06Episode Six—Mark Telford is concentrating soley on the problems of Maddox and a take over threat, while Sylvia is with Tim Hart.
- S01E07Episode Seven—Mark Telford takes his wife alone on his boat, hoping that it will reignite their relationship, bringing them back to where they were before
- S01E08Episode Eight—Mark Telford questions his decision to take his new job, and Syliva is getting closer to Tim Hart.
- S01E09Episode Nine—Mark Telford believes his days in Dover are numbered and after his son visits him, he now believes his marriage may also be at the crossroad
- S01E10Episode Ten—Mark Telford must make a decision about a new job in the International division and also decides to meet Tim Hart.
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