Episode guide
Screen Two: Series 5
12 episodes · first aired Jan 7, 1989
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- 1 Death of a Son Jan 8, 1989 In September 1982, Pauline and Ray Williams were woken with the news that their 19-year-old son John had been found dead. They discovered he had been experimenting with drugs but the…
- 2 Angel Voices Jan 15, 1989 It is the summer of 1963: the year of the Beatles and wild dances like the Hully Gully. Tommy Bray's choirboys set off on their annual trip to Blackpool, but Tommy Bray fears that his…
- 3 Flying in the Branches Jan 22, 1989 Sue hasn't seen her family in Prague since she became a refugee in London in 1968. When her younger sister, Dana, is allowed to visit the West for the first time, Sue is reminded of things…
- 4 Words of Love Jan 29, 1989 2 February 1959. The Winter Dance party, Clear Lake, Iowa - another date on Buddy Holly's whistle-stop tour. Across the Atlantic, a schoolboy models his life on the rock 'n' roll star…
- 5 Leaving Feb 5, 1989 A moving, comic tale of three boys about to leave a grim Catholic School in Greenock, Scotland, who find they must each choose a different path in life as they face the future.
- 6 Virtuoso Feb 12, 1989 In 1962, the young pianist, John Ogdon wins international success in Moscow and embarks on a whirlwind career. Ten years later, he suffers the onset of mental illness that threatens to…
- 7 The Picnic Feb 19, 1989 · 1h 22m 'I, Margie Starling, am perfectly, perfectly happy, right now!'... and why not? An adoring young husband, a grown-up daughter who'll soon adjust to having a stepfather her own age, and now…
- 8 The Firm Feb 26, 1989 This is the story of rival "Firms" of football (soccer) supporters, and how one man has a wish to team them up for the European Championships of 1988. However, when this is discussed, the…
- 9 Here Is the News Mar 3, 1989 Freelance journalist David Dunhill stumbles onto the biggest story of his career - but his personal eccentricities seem likely to thwart him.
- 10 Ice Dance Mar 12, 1989 A pair of teenagers are determined to achieve their ambition and become professional ice skaters, alternately helped and hindered by their families and friends.
- 11 Sitting Targets Mar 19, 1989 Who has bought the house which is the home for a dozen flat dwellers? When the heating fails and a flat is violently repossessed, things begin to look hopeless. But the tenants begin to…
- 12 Defrosting the Fridge Mar 26, 1989 · 1h 33m An American football coach takes over the running of a no-hope English soccer team.