Dramarama

Season 5

1987 · 16 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Cannondrum

   30 Mar 1987

2. 2

   2. Snap

   6 Apr 1987

   Peter's dad reluctantly gives him a lift to some marshlands for a school photography project. Yet why is Peter able to see a mysterious hooded figure at the site, but it's unseen by his dad?

3. 3

   3. The Horrible Story

   13 Apr 1987

   Bobby is given a tent from his uncle, and plans to sleep in it overnight with his friend Allan. Yet their plans are disrupted by Bobby's younger brother Christopher tagging along, so they try to scare him away with a "horrible story".

4. 4

   4. My Friend Julie

   27 Apr 1987

   A story told entirely in song of the difficult friendship between two teenage girls who both love the same boy.

5. 5

   5. The Creature Beyond Torches' End

   11 May 1987

   Because his parents are constantly arguing, Henry takes his desire for adventure and dinosaurs into his own hands. He follows the path under his bedclothes into a fantastic world.

6. 6

   6. My Mum's a Courgette

   18 May 1987

7. 7

   7. Brainwaves

   8 Jun 1987

   Karen has enrolled on a communications course in a college for school underachievers. She spends her nights fantasising about a rebellious classmate, but her epilepsy causes her problems fitting in with the rest of her class.

8. 8

   8. Undertow of the Armada

   15 Jun 1987

9. 9

   9. Stan's First Night

   22 Jun 1987

   In 1906, Stan Jefferson is given the chance to perform on stage for the first time ever at a theatre in Glasgow. The events of this night set Stan on a path that will eventually lead to becoming the Stan Laurel we know and love of Laurel & Hardy fame.

10. 10

    10. Living Doll

    29 Jun 1987

    When Dawn's mother wants to work full-time, it leads to arguments between her parents. So, in her imagination, she creates the perfect couple out of her dolls. Or so she thinks.

11. 11

    11. Peter

    3 Jul 1987

    Since the death of his father in the Falklands War, Paul has become increasingly withdrawn. One day, while fishing, he meets a strange boy named Peter who challenges him.

12. 12

    12. The Halt

    6 Jul 1987

    Football hooligans get their comeuppance when they find themselves abandoned on a deserted railway station where strange things happen and voices make arrival announcements for trains that never come.

13. 13

    13. Mr Magus is Waiting for You

    Date TBA

    A repeat screening of a three-part "Middle English" story from 1986, repackaged as a single episode and presented under the Dramarama banner.

14. 14

    14. A Spirited Performance

    10 Aug 1987

    Two boys stumble into a chaotic medieval film production and help out. But then they should look for a mystical sword.

15. 15

    15. Badger on the Barge

    24 Aug 1987

16. 16

    16. Badger on the Barge

    Date TBA