Episode guide
ScreenPlay: Series 5
13 episodes · first aired Jul 10, 1990
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- 1 Amongst Barbarians Jul 11, 1990 Two teenage boys, Ralph and Bryan, are in a jail in Malaysia, awaiting death. They have been found guilty of smuggling drugs. 48 hours before their execution, their parents arrive to visit…
- 2 Antonia and Jane Jul 18, 1990 Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about…
- 3 Night Voice Jul 25, 1990 Clarence Flamer hosts a late-night talk show on regional radio station North Star Sound. A phone call he takes one night leads to his discovering a mortgage scam being run by a group of…
- 4 The Englishman's Wife Aug 1, 1990 A woman and her daughter are stranded in a rambling old house deep in the countryside of County Tyrone. Their economic circumstances are hopeless, but it is friends and former business…
- 5 The Land of Dreams Aug 8, 1990 Joseph Mnwana arrives at Heathrow on a flight from Johannesburg and asks for political asylum. But what is he fleeing from? The authorities are suspicious, and Joseph has an uncertain…
- 6 Keeping Tom Nice Aug 15, 1990 Doug and Winnie have tried hard to keep their disabled son Tom 'nice', but when Stephen, a young social worker, takes a professional interest it has tragic consequences.
- 7 A Safe House Aug 22, 1990 In the aftermath of the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings, a large number of people of Irish descent were rounded up for questioning by the police in London. Most were subsequently…
- 8 Afters Aug 29, 1990 A man discovers his love for his wife as he prepares to face life without her.
- 9 Wedded Aug 29, 1990 A husband drives throughout the night on a voyage of self-discovery, while his wife waits at home, raking over the ashes of their marriage as their child sleeps in the next room.
- 10 Available Light Sep 5, 1990 A mercenary art dealer and his beguiling young assistant pay a visit to a once-famous artist. In his isolated house, they discover disturbing paintings depicting the course of a passionate…
- 11 Needle Sep 12, 1990 Danny and Paula are a young married couple with a baby. They are moving up in the world, leaving their high-rise for a house of their own. The future of their marriage is threatened by…
- 12 Shoot the Revolution Dec 16, 1990 During the Romanian Revolution in December 1989, a young girl is shot in the head by Tudor Barbu, a member of the Securitate. His brother Octavian was the girl's teacher who "filled her…
- 13 August Saturday Dec 29, 1990 Grania did something 15 years ago that brought her great happiness but also great pain. The events of that day have been a heavy secret to bear that, if discovered, would devastate those…