Trainer (1991)

Synopsis

Trainer was a British television series transmitted by the BBC between 1991 and 1992. Filmed in and around the village of Compton near Newbury, the series was set in the world of horse racing. It starred Mark Greenstreet as Mike Hardy, an aspiring horse trainer keen to set up his own stables. Other major characters included local gambler John Grey and widow Rachel Ware. Trainer lasted for two series and was the last TV project for producer Gerard Glaister. The theme song, "More to Life", was performed by Cliff Richard. The song was written by Simon May and Mike Read. The first series of 13 episodes was given the prime time Sunday night slot on BBC1 which had previously been occupied by another Glaister creation Howards' Way and a horse-racing storyline from that earlier programme provided much of the inspiration for Trainer. However, with ratings of around 6 million, the second series was reduced to ten episodes and shown on Wednesday evenings.

Series Information

Created By

Gerard Glaister

First Aired

1991

Last Aired

1992

Seasons

2

Episodes

23

Genre

Drama

Network

BBC One

Status

Ended

Rating

6.0 / 10 (3 votes)

Top Cast

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Mark Greenstreet

Mike Hardy

David McCallum

John Grey

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Floyd Bevan

Nick Peters

Susannah York

Rachel Ware

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Neil Nisbet

Danny Foster

Des McAleer

Joe Hogan

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Audrey Jenkinson

Mo Ratcliffe

Angharad Rees

Caroline Farrell

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