Screen Two

Series 6

1990 · 12 episodes · 1h 15m in all

Episodes

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   1. Old Flames

   14 Jan 1990

   Daniel is an obeying and high-flying barrister with the good life on his side. Nathaniel Quass is a rich and bizarre recluse, generous, obsessed and sad. This reluctant pair are caught up in an alliance against an ingenious conspiracy which threatens both their lives.

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   2. The Man from the Pru

   21 Jan 1990

   The story of a famous real-life murder case in which an employee of the Prudential Insurance Company was suspected of killing his wife.

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   3. Drowning in the Shallow End

   28 Jan 1990

   A young man's personal and professional life falls apart.

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   4. Close Relations

   4 Feb 1990

   At a family funeral, Trevor Orwin meets Jenny, the sister he never knew he had. The relationship that develops between them has a dramatic and violent effect.

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   5. The Impossible Spy

   11 Feb 1990

   This is the true story of an Israeli civilian who was recruited into Israel's Secret Intelligence Agency to become a spy in Damascus, where he spent years infiltrating the Syrian political establishment. Israel's national hero, Eli Cohen, successfully entered the upper echelons of the Syrian government as a double-agent. The secrets he obtained became crucial in Israel's victory in the 1967 Six Day War.

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   6. He's Asking for Me

   18 Feb 1990

   When the first call comes, Norah thinks it is just an average dirty breather. The next time he asks for her personally and knows all about her. Norah is frightened but she becomes determined to identify the caller and discover his motives. So she challenges him to meet her in person. Will he turn up? Will she come through the ordeal?

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   7. Sometime in August

   25 Feb 1990

   'Nobody's going to force you to swim.' Neil's beach holiday with the Middleton family turns sour over his refusal to bathe. The situation is resolved by an old woman and a cat.

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   8. Small Zones

   4 Mar 1990

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   9. Circles of Deceit

   11 Mar 1990

   Philip, a painter who specialises as a copyist, has always been dominated by strong women with secrets.

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    10. The Lorelei

    18 Mar 1990 · 75 min

    A lonely schoolteacher has a strange experience on her walking holiday. It haunts her and threatens to wreck her growing romance with a colleague.

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    11. Children Crossing

    25 Mar 1990

    Is Joe really having an affair - or is Rosie imagining it all? A story of sexual jealousy, betrayal and vengeance - an emotional journey which keeps you guessing to the bitter end.

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    12. The Kremlin Farewell

    1 Apr 1990

    A drama of intrigue and betrayal in Stalin's Russia. Stepan grows up in an orphanage, learning to love Stalin as 'a father to all children'. He retains disturbing memories of the disappearance of his real father and, when a strange message is delivered to him, he's determined to find out the truth.