Season - Episode
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1 - 1All I Need is One Good Horse Sep 08, 1991 -
1 - 2All I Need Is One Good Horse Sep 08, 1991 -
1 - 3On the Carpet Sep 15, 1991 -
1 - 4Perfect Timing Sep 22, 1991 -
1 - 5A Just Weight Sep 29, 1991 -
1 - 6Fight Night Oct 06, 1991 -
1 - 7Horse Trading Oct 13, 1991 -
1 - 8A Question of Loyalty Oct 20, 1991 -
1 - 9Business or Pleasure Oct 27, 1991 -
1 - 10A Little Touch of Magic in the Night Nov 03, 1991 -
1 - 11Ace in the Pack Nov 10, 1991 -
1 - 12The Rough with the Smooth Nov 17, 1991 -
1 - 13No Way to Treat a Lady Nov 24, 1991
Overview
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.




