Synopsis
White Gold (2017), Season 1 is a BBC comedy you can watch online on iFILM — six episodes set around a double-glazing showroom in 1980s Essex, run by the silver-tongued chancer Vincent Swan.
This first run is all about selling anything to anyone. Vincent talks an old colleague into the trade and, with his partners Fitzpatrick and Lavender, squeezes a signature out of every customer by whatever means it takes. The six episodes push the story from small cons toward big trouble: a tax inspector starts circling, a £50k debt lands, Vincent gets thrown out of the family home, and his sales mojo vanishes at the worst moment. The lower he sinks, the more outrageous his scheme to claw it all back.
Ed Westwick leads the cast, and Vincent's to-camera narration turns every deal into a little sermon on eighties greed. If you like satire in the Wolf of Wall Street vein, just smaller and meaner, this season fits. Stream White Gold Season 1 online on iFILM.
6 episodes
S1·E1Salesmen Are Like Vampires
Vincent tries to convince an old colleague to join the double-glazing business.
S1·E2Sexy Rollercoaster
When Vincent, Fitzpatrick and Lavender meet a group of men from a local publishing company, alpha male hackles are raised - not only do these men get an expense account, but they each have a company car. When Cachet boss Tony Walsh rejects Vincent's request to match these perks, Vincent starts to think that maybe he is in the wrong business. Meanwhile, in a bid to save face, Fitzpatrick puts faith in his comprehensive knowledge of Cachet's home turf - with potentially dangerous consequences. In the showroom, receptionist Carol tries to get to grips with the new office computer.
S1·E3Close Encounters
When Vincent receives a visit from a tax inspector, pursuing him for unpaid tax, he decides that now would be a good time to get out of the showroom and spend more time with his family.
S1·E4The Widow Maker
When Vincent and Lavender discover that Fitzpatrick is a CB radio enthusiast, they can’t resist going undercover to dupe him. Meanwhile, Vincent receives some unexpected but exciting news – he’s been nominated for Entrepreneur of the Year in the Essex Business Awards.
S1·E5Smell the Weakness
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.
S1·E6The Secret of Sales
In a bid to get back everything he’s lost – his marriage, his livelihood, his self-worth – Vincent concocts a spectacular plot to return to his rightful place.
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