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Nov 11, 1989

Nov 18, 1989

A dashing young Conservative is sent to cut his political teeth by standing for election in a safe Labour constituency in the north. Here he forms a relationship with a single mother living on a council estate who agrees to help him with his campaign, much to the disapproval of his snobbish election agent and her staunchly working-class friends and neighbours. Filmed in Burnley, Lancashire.

Nov 25, 1989

Three short plays that celebrate people with disabilities and their right not to be patronized.

Dec 2, 1989

Dec 16, 1989

Dec 23, 1989

Dec 30, 1989

Jan 6, 1990

When a young black Englishman responds to an ad to work in a Belfast bar, he brings shock to the landlord and the locals.

Jan 20, 1990

Jan 27, 1990

Feb 3, 1990

Feb 10, 1990

Feb 16, 1991

George, wheelchair and hospital bound, is released by Cherry and a group of Hell's Angels.

Feb 23, 1991

A lone hitch hiker, marooned near a housing estate, has a dramatic effect on the lives of those around him.

Mar 2, 1991

Mar 9, 1991

When the bottom falls out of the UK property market, estate agent Steven Parrish loses his job, and is forced to find alternate - but not necessarily legal - ways of supporting himself and his family.

Mar 16, 1991

Mar 23, 1991

Archie, an alcoholic, blames his cat Dr. Snide for all his problems-only the cat doesn't exist.

Apr 6, 1991

Carol tries to find her real mother after her own baby dies, despite warnings from those closest to her.

Apr 13, 1991