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S12.E1 ∙ Country

Mon, Oct 19, 1981

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old. The results of the 1945 general election causes a major stir, and some angry farmers occupy a barn.

7 /10

S12.E2 ∙ London Is Drowning

Mon, Oct 26, 1981

A docudrama about what would happen if London was hit by severe flooding.

6.3 /10

S12.E3 ∙ A Room for the Winter

Mon, Nov 02, 1981

A former South African anti-apartheid campaigner deals with life as an expatriate in London.

0 /10

S12.E4 ∙ No Visible Scar

Mon, Nov 16, 1981

A nurse is subjected to an interrogation after giving medical treatment to a terrorist leader.

6.6 /10

S12.E5 ∙ Iris in the traffic... ...Ruby in the rain.

Mon, Nov 23, 1981

Iris is a young girl looking for employment, while Ruby is an embattled social worker fighting a cold. In a divided Belfast beset by protests and armed patrols, fate constantly tries to draw the two women together.

7.8 /10

S12.E6 ∙ Protest

Mon, Nov 30, 1981

In an adaptation of Václav Havel's play, a dissident, newly released from prison for political reasons, attempts to get his well-connected friend to sign a protest. In this one man play, both the roles are played by Nigel Hawthorne.

6 /10

S12.E7 ∙ United Kingdom

Mon, Dec 07, 1981

Todays theme is the United Kingdom.

8.6 /10

S12.E8 ∙ P.Q. 17

Mon, Dec 14, 1981

Richard Briers plays Commander Jack Broome in a real-life story based on Broome's own published memoirs. Plagued by an admiral's order that saw the P.Q. 17 leave merchant ships to their death, Jack must face his own guilt and culpability.

6.7 /10

S12.E9 ∙ The Factory

Mon, Dec 21, 1981

"What's a lockout, my son? A lock-out is engraved in the history of the class struggle. A lock-out is our Glencoe. It's where they try and drive a stake into our underbelly."

6.3 /10

S12.E10 ∙ England's Greens and Peasant Land

Mon, Jan 04, 1982

Planning for new motorway extension is going through either the Golf Course or the Allotments. Gardener Ron Ollershaw decides to stand for election as Mayor against golf club member Horace Burley but finds politics is a dirty business.

6.9 /10

S12.E11 ∙ A Cotswold Death

Mon, Jan 11, 1982

Inspector Arrowsmith investigates the murder of a rich Arab Sheik at a country estate.

6.1 /10

S12.E12 ∙ Under the Skin

Mon, Jan 18, 1982

Three women involved in different ways in the women's movement.

6 /10

S12.E13 ∙ Commitments

Mon, Jan 25, 1982

Three-day weeks, strikes and the lights going out - the winter of 1973-4 finally spurs Hugh into political action. But is his new-found zeal going to be enough for the unexpected demands the new life makes of him?

6 /10

S12.E14 ∙ Life After Death

Mon, Feb 01, 1982

Meg: We were so close, we loved each other, we made a whole together. I feel cut in half.

6.5 /10

S12.E15 ∙ The Silly Season

Mon, Feb 08, 1982

Malcolm goes through life hating the mundanity of his existence as a factory worker and an unloved husband. But when students take up summer jobs at the factory, it reawakens both his passion for political feeling and romantic urges.

6.7 /10

S12.E16 ∙ Too Late to Talk to Billy

Mon, Feb 15, 1982

This play, set in 1977, is about rank, responsibilities and relationships within a Belfast family.

7.9 /10

S12.E17 ∙ Willie's Last Stand

Mon, Feb 22, 1982

Willie and his friends notice the passage of time around them, and how society is changing as their marriages stagnate. Can Willie prove to himself that he still has it, by being able to cheat on his wife just once?

7.8 /10

S12.E18 ∙ "Tishoo"

Mon, Mar 08, 1982

Frank has dedicated 19 years to researching a cure for the common cold, and is almost ready to publish a paper. Yet budget cuts and his own inability to form real relationships with those around him threaten to derail the project.

6.6 /10

S12.E19 ∙ Home Sweet Home

Mon, Mar 15, 1982

Three postal workers and their dysfunctional families interact over cups of tea and Sunday dinner.

7.2 /10

S12.E20 ∙ A Sudden Wrench

Mon, Mar 22, 1982

"My life is over - and I just didn't notice it passing." A call to a radio helpline leads to depressed housewife Christine finding a new direction in life.

7.2 /10

S12.E21 ∙ Eve Set the Balls of Corruption Rolling

Mon, Mar 29, 1982

Adolescents will always be obsessed by the same old subject, even when they are educated by nuns. Six ex-Classmates meet for the first time in 12 years and hilarious memories change into highly emotional situations.

6.9 /10

S12.E22 ∙ Whistling Wally

Mon, Apr 05, 1982

While Wally was happy there wasn't much wrong with the world, and pints seemed a small price to pay for what he gave us. But don't forget what we gave him. We gave him the knowledge he was important, at least to us.

6.9 /10