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White Gold Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Salesmen Are Like Vampires
29 mins
In 1983 cocky young Vincent Swan is kingpin at Cachet double glazing company, along with dim but equally ruthless Brian Fitzpatrick and decent all-time loser Martin Lavender However when Fitzgerald bets Lavender he can re-sell more windows to an existing customer he is the loser whilst Swan joins a family's prayer meeting to make a sale. Speaking direct to camera Swan explains how he got the job, dazzling Cachet's boss Tony Walsh with his glib sales technique, affording presents for wife Sam and their children but alienating old friends in the process.
Episode 2
Sexy Rollercoasters
28 mins
Angry that Cachet do not supply their reps with company cars and expense accounts Swan resigns and hopes he can get a job with a firm selling advertising space which provides those perks. Unfortunately he antagonizes the boss, who regards Cachet as no better than bandits. Happily for him Walsh is only too eager to give him his old job back as temporary head salesman Fitzpatrick has proved to be a disaster, installing a computer which baffles receptionist Carol and angering a local heavy.
Episode 3
Close Encounters
28 mins
Vincent is visited by formidable tax inspector Miss Barnes, whom he is anxious to avoid, leading him to invest in pirate video sales. Meanwhile Brendan, the firm's fitter, talks Brian into photographing his teen-aged daughter Donna for a competition for a sleazy tabloid, prompting Brian to establish his own soft porn company with Martin's reluctant help. Martin finds himself as Miss Barnes' unwitting sex partner, which partially vindicates Vincent but lands Brian with a tax bill when his videos are discovered.
Episode 4
The Widow Maker
28 mins
Vincent and Martin discover that Brian is into Citizens Band radio - code-name the Widow-Maker - and involve receptionist Carol in a prank which misfires when it reveals that CB is his only escape from his unhappy marriage. To atone Vincent organizes a sex party, which also allows him to carry on his affair with his son's teacher Miss Lyndley, arousing Sam's suspicions. Nominated for an Entretpreneur of the Year award Vincent takes Sam to the ceremony, where he is not only humiliated thanks to Brian taking his revenge but his publicity to canvass for the award has attracted the attention of tax inspector Miss Barnes and Sam, learning of his infidelity, leaves him.
Episode 5
Smell the Weakness
29 mins
Vincent's life has taken a turn for the worse - kicked out of the family home, in debt to the Inland Revenue to the tune of 50k and worst of all - he's lost his sales mojo. He's gently sliding into the abyss when absolution appears in the most dangerous of forms. Lavender, having his own career-crises, is drawn back to the world of rock and roll and invites Sam along to a gig.
Episode 6
The Secret of Sales
29 mins
Ronnie and Vincent concoct a devious plan whereby Vincent is made a partner, reinstating Brian and promoting Martin - the aim being to spend so much that Cachet is forced into insolvency, allowing Ronnie to buy the firm for a nominal figure. With Ronnie's investment money of £50,000 Vincent is able to clear his tax debt and win Sam back. Everything now seems to be going swimmingly for Vincent - except that new boss Ronnie is not a man to bestow favours for free.
