Season 1

Series 1

Screen One

8 episodes10/09/1989

Episodes

One Way Out
S1 · E1 · 10/09/1989 · 1 h 33 min

One Way Out

James Carlisle is a successful architect who sees his children every weekend following his divorce from Lyn. When Lyn falls in love with the unstable Bernard, James is forced to take drastic action.

Episode 2
S1 · E2 · 17/09/1989 · 1 h 34 min

1996

Britain in the mid-1990s is a divided and violent nation where civil disorder and urban terrorism are on the increase. Commander Jack Bentham, a senior Scotland Yard detective already investigating shootings at a violent demonstration by radical nurses, finds himself seconded to Wales to look into a series of shootings by police officers in that province. As he probes deeper into both cases, Bentham uncovers a complex web of deceit which hints at corruption at the highest levels of the establishment.

Episode 3
S1 · E3 · 24/09/1989 · 1 h 30 min

The Accountant

Alfred Molina stars as accountant Lionel Ellerman, baffled by the mafia's interest in his son's barmitzvah.

Episode 4
S1 · E4 · 01/10/1989 · 1 h 25 min

Home Run

Back in London from abroad, Bill English has it all - smart flat with a river view, flash car and, of course, the beautiful Anna. But he was born and brought up in these parts and everything's changed. Anna asks: 'Where are the ghosts Bill?'

She's Been Away
S1 · E5 · 08/10/1989 · 1 h 42 min

She's Been Away

An unexpected pact develops between two women, one of whom has been away in a 'home' since she was a rebellious girl half a century ago.

Episode 6
S1 · E6 · 15/10/1989 · 1 h 15 min

The Mountain and the Molehill

It is May 1944, two weeks before D-day. Britain stands poised for the long-awaited invasion of France - thousands of troops wait anxiously for the orders to come for embarkation. MI5 is horrified to discover the top-secret codewords for the invasion suddenly appearing as clues in the Daily Telegraph crossword. Two agents are immediately dispatched to confront the culprit, the headmaster of a boys' school in southern England.

Episode 7
S1 · E7 · 22/10/1989 · 1 h 23 min

Blore M.P.

Derek Blore, MP, enjoys both a happy successful political career and a sideline in the suburbs. When his two political lives become confused, with an added Russian complication, he finds a national scandal engulfing him.

Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage
S1 · E8 · 27/12/1989 · 1 h 22 min

Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage

Comedy drama set on a camp site in southern France, featuring a diverse assortment of characters.