Seasons & Episodes
Professional Foul
Professor Anderson attends a conference in Prague, but what he really wants to do is attend a football match. Then he me
Exiles
In the 1920s, Michael Arlen was one of the most popular and acclaimed writers in the world, but he mysteriously stopped
Abie's Will
A once-celebrated writer who has written nothing since the war, lies paralysed and dying as his family gathers at the fa
The Sinking of HMS Victoria
A dramatisation of events surrounding the loss of the turret ship HMS Victoria during fleet exercises off Tripoli on 22
True Patriot
A biopic of German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose opposition to Adolf Hitler led to his involvement in an assassi
Shooting the Chandelier
Czechoslovakia, April 1945. A chance meeting between a professor and his former student turns into a violent trial of st
The Kitchen
A busy day in the kitchen of a great hotel.
Arnhem: The Story of an Escape
Graeme Warrack was Divisional Chief Doctor of the 1st Airborne Division at the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. With
Forgotten Love Songs
A man seeks the perfect relationship.
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Arthur Dodsworth has recently retired. He lives alone except for his budgie and memories of his late wife Winnie. One af
Mr. & Mrs. Bureaucrat
Satire set at the Department of Something or Other, where mistakes in form-filling can bring careers to a sudden end.
Foreign Affairs
Moscow is the setting for a reunion between Viktor and Susan which brings about unforeseen complications.
The Dissolution of Marcus Fleischman
Marcus Fleischman's reincarnation proves a frustrating one. His widow, in his absence, leads the simple life of a shopke
The O'Hooligan File
A former teacher takes on the system armed only with pen, paper and stamps.
The Turkey Who Lives on the Hill
Married life starts off full of bright hopes for Alex and Lynda, but soon they are trapped in a nightmare with their fri
Flayed
A disparate group of guests find themselves locked into a largely empty television studio controlled by an anonymous man
She Fell Among Thieves
France, 1924. Two English gentlemen join forces to investigate notorious villainess Vanity Fair in her fortified chateau
Stargazy on Zummerdown
In the 23rd century, Albion (formerly Britain) is made up of two distinct communities — the Aggros (farm workers) and
Liza
Lavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.
For Tea on Sunday
Some young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmin
When the Actors Come
In 19th-century Eastern Europe, a group of actors, led by Janos, arrive at a castle to give the Count and his friends a
Ice Age
An unexpected stranger arrives at the old peoples home in Norway where a famous writer is kept in confinement after the
The Copyist
A fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.
Langrishe Go Down
In the late 1930s, three reclusive middle-aged spinster sisters live on their run down family estate in Ireland. Otto Be
Fairies
How could photographs, taken on a simple camera by two Yorkshire village girls, have momentous implications for man's un
Fearless Frank
The outrageous – and not entirely reliable – memoirs of Irish writer Frank Harris, sometime cowboy in the Old West,
The Lost Boys: Part 1 – We Set Out to Be Wrecked
1897: A quiet afternoon in Kensington Gardens. A little boy in a red tam-o'-shanter realises he is being watched by a sm
The Lost Boys: Part 2 – Dark and Sinister Man
1906: Arthur is gravely ill. Sylvia turns more and more to Barrie for help. A wealthy man following the huge success of
The Lost Boys: Part 3 – An Awfully Big Adventure
1913: Three years have passed since Sylvia's death. George is now a man and Michael, 13 years old. For the Llewelyn Davi
Return Fare
A man adjusts to freedom after years incarcerated.
Another Day
Abandoned by her husband, Eileen tries to make the best of bringing up her children in a rundown bed-sit. A man called G
The Vanishing Army
The promotion of an ambitious, decorated NCO is put in jeopardy when he marries an unconventional wife and faces the sno
Night People
A classical string quartet stop at a motorway cafe in the early hours. Among the people they meet are a football support
Renoir, My Father
A dramatisation of the life and work of the artist Auguste Renoir, based on the book by his filmmaker son, Jean Renoir.
On Giant's Shoulders
A middle-aged childless couple on a remote farm adopt a Black boy with no limbs due to the effects of Thalidomide. They
Stepping Out
A middle-aged woman who enjoys making lavish ballgowns wishes her daughter would visit more often.
A Light That Shines
At a teaching Order, Conroy is asked to mentor promising student Stephen, who is feeling pressured.
In England's Green and Pleasant Land
Authorities must decide if the repentance of a reformed convicted murderer is genuine so he can be prepared for release.