About this season
A series of television plays, some original, some based on pre-existing plays or novels.
Episodes (10)
1. Heartland
Aired 21 February 1989 • 89 min
In West Wales, Jack and his farming family have built up their dairy herd with vast loans and are then told they must cut back on milk production and slaughter some of the herd. The community launches a campaign against the quotas, but Jack takes the law into his own hands.
2. These Foolish Things
Aired 28 February 1989 • 59 min
Gutrune's hunt for a husband among the wealthy and aristocratic circles of London is hampered by the fact that her chosen man Nick, a London newspaper editor, is still in love with the wife from whom he is separated.
3. Govan Ghost Story
Aired 7 March 1989 • 59 min
Old memories are awakened in a terrifying and dangerous way when Jock encounters a strange little girl in the high-rise block of flats where he lives. Who is she? What does she want?
4. The Shawl
Aired 14 March 1989 • 59 min
John performs as a spiritual medium, using the visits of a troubled woman to introduce a young man to the mysteries and skills of the clairvoyant. The young man threatens to leave unless John stages a séance that will persuade Miss A to transfer an inheritance to them.
5. A View of Harry Clark
Aired 21 March 1989 • 59 min
Harry Clark is a social worker on the verge of cracking up. His job is to help other people but who's there to help him?
6. The Gift
Aired 28 March 1989 • 120 min
Robert and Gordon, two talented teenage footballers from Wick, are invited to Glasgow for a week's trial with a big club. It is their first taste of professional football, but both the game and the city upset their expectations.
7. Clowns
Aired 4 April 1989 • 45 min
Arthur is about to celebrate his 80th birthday and his family is gathering for a party. It is a time for celebration, but also for family tensions and a reassessment of how we all spend our lives.
8. Biting the Hands
Aired 11 April 1989 • 45 min
Two Scottish women doing a feminist cabaret act in a seedy pub have to choose between principle and profit when success on the alternative cabaret circuit beckons.
9. A Master of the Marionettes
Aired 18 April 1989 • 75 min
Teddy Rose is a committed and successful salesman, allaying suburban insecurity with domestic alarm systems. But one evening, violence confronts him face to face.
10. Unexplained Laughter
Aired 25 April 1989 • 70 min
Unlucky in love Lydia retreats to the Welsh hills for a consoling visit to her old friend Betty. But things may not be as amiable as they seem.