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Screen Two: Series 2

13 episodes · first aired Jan 12, 1986

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1 The McGuffin Jan 12, 1986 · 1h 30m From his window, film critic Paul Hatcher watches neighbour Mrs. Forbes-Duthie and her transvestite grandson, Gavin. He sees two men attacking them and Gavin falling to his death. The men…
2 The Silent Twins Jan 19, 1986 · 1h 30m Twins June and Jennifer Gibbons speak only to each other in a language of their own creation. As young teens, they commit a violent crime. After 14 years in Broadmoor Psychiatric…
3 Time After Time Jan 26, 1986 · 1h 30m The aging Swift family of one brother, Jasper, and three sisters, April, May and June, are forced to live together in the run-down family mansion and they all get on each others nerves…
4 Frankie and Johnnie Feb 2, 1986 · 1h 30m When two teenagers commit suicide the police and the press assume the motive to be some kind of love pact. However, Allan Blakeston, a local reporter, has too many unanswered questions. As…
5 Honest, Decent and True Feb 9, 1986 · 1h 30m The launch of Chaser lager could be big for KFS if Alun shows some commitment; if Mike's lifestyle doesn't catch up with him; if the rest of the team concern themselves more with the…
6 Song of Experience Feb 16, 1986 · 1h 30m As the Lady Chatterley court case puts its seal on the 1950s, three boys set out for a day's train-spotting. They see more than just trains, though, on a day when innocence and illusion…
7 Insurance Man Feb 23, 1986 · 1h 30m Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a skin-rash, like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually…
8 Hotel du Lac Mar 2, 1986 · 1h 30m An authoress, whose career is more successful than her private life, arrives at a Swiss hotel and finds her life changing in unexpected ways.
9 The Russian Soldier Mar 9, 1986 · 1h 30m What is it that Edgar Garrett sees, or thinks he sees, on his farm one morning in the mists of early spring? Whatever it is, one thing is certain. Life will never be the same again for him…
10 Blood Hunt Mar 16, 1986 · 1h 30m The Highlands of Scotland. A fight outside the village hall. Robert Menzies lies dead and Allan Innes flees to the hills, pursued by Robert's brother. An old friend, Sandy Ross, tries to…
11 Shergar Mar 23, 1986 · 1h 30m Malachy: "Who do you kidnap? You can't touch children, women, no sons of Irish mothers. What's left?" When Frankie is released from Portlaoise Prison, his old comrades are expecting some…
12 Hard Travelling Mar 30, 1986 · 1h 30m Jessica's promising debut as a young artist is shattered by a sudden violent death. She escapes into a restless succession of journeys. Encounters on the way bring humour, some comfort…
13 Double Image Apr 6, 1986 · 1h 30m This film tells the true-life story of Yuri Nosenko, a top Soviet KGB agent who defected to the West at the height of the Cold War in 1962.