White Gold – BBC2

White Gold
(Image credit: BBC/©Fudge Park)

White Gold, the comedy drama set in a double-glazing showroom in Essex in the 1980s returns

White Gold, the comedy drama set in a double-glazing showroom in Essex in the 1980s returns

White Gold returns eight months after Vincent Swan (Ed Westwick, pictured above) forced old boss Walshy (Nigel Lindsay) out and went into business with gangster Ronnie.

On the surface he’s gone up in the world, with a big house and lovely neighbours.

James Buckley as Brian

James Buckley as Brian (Image credit: BBC/©Fudge Park)

But being a complete and utter con artist means it isn’t long before he’s sold those lovely neighbours a dodgy conservatory built by a man with no experience of building anything.

As wife Sam worries about keeping hold of their fancy new life, Vincent has another problem.

White Gold

Joe Thomas as Martin (Image credit: BBC/©Fudge Park)

Walshy has set up a rival business and hired a proper salesperson set on putting Cachet Windows out of business…

Please note this programme airs at 11.45pm in N Ireland.

TV Timess rating: ****

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TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.