About this season
Anthology drama series.
Episodes (8)
1. One Way Out
Aired 10 September 1989 • 93 min
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.
2. 1996
Aired 17 September 1989 • 94 min
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.
3. The Accountant
Aired 24 September 1989 • 90 min
Alfred Molina stars as accountant Lionel Ellerman, baffled by the mafia's interest in his son's barmitzvah.
4. Home Run
Aired 1 October 1989 • 85 min
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?'
5. She's Been Away
Aired 8 October 1989 • 102 min
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.
6. The Mountain and the Molehill
Aired 15 October 1989 • 75 min
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.
7. Blore M.P.
Aired 22 October 1989 • 83 min
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.
8. Ball Trap on the Cote Sauvage
Aired 27 December 1989 • 82 min
Comedy drama set on a camp site in southern France, featuring a diverse assortment of characters.