Drama on 4 Episodes Episode guide
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Marmalade for Comrade Philby
By Christopher William Hill. A novelist's latest spy novel is reworked by its translator.
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Ladies' Day
By Amanda Whittington. To celebrate her retirement, Pearl takes two friends to the races.
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Antimacassars and Ylang Ylang Conditioner
Comedy by Ian Potter. A trip to the shops to buy coffee turns into an odyssey.
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Machado de Assis - A Second Life
A man appeals to Heaven to allow him to be born again with 'experience'.
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Chronicles of Ait
By Michael Butt. A psychologist investigates a young girl's claims to second sight.
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The King of Sootland
A pauper takes a teenage girl on a rooftop adventure at Buckingham Palace.
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Incident at Boulonvilliers
By Dave Sheasby. Three Second World War veterans return to Normandy on a coach trip.
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The Understanding
By PG Morgan. A young woman enters hospital urgently to have her baby by Caesarian section
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The Night They Tried to Kidnap the Prime Minister
Martin Jameson's fictionalised account of the 1964 kidnap attempt on Sir Alec Douglas-Home
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The Night Horse
By Catrin Clarke. A mother and daughter wait for a soldier to come back from Afghanistan.
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Chameleon in Town
By Vicky Meer. DI Baldico once again needs Mo to be a witness in a high-profile trial.
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In Mates
Comedy by Sue Teddern. A housewife sends audio tapes to her new pen pal on Death Row.
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Dignity
Semi-autobiographical drama by Laura McDaid about a partner's assisted suicide.
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Accomplices
Former City lawyer Alice is running out of time to stop her life going downhill.
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Qualms
By Jonathan Myerson. A teenager diagnosed with a terminal condition is denied treatment.
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The Chosen One
The youngest son of a conservative black family joins a Muslim prayer group.
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Power Play 2 - Wilful Blindness
By Margaret Heffernan. As Ken Lay awaits sentencing, a new gardener arrives at his home.
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Power Play 1
By Margaret Heffernan. Vanessa joins the aggressive traders of Enron's Western Power desk.
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Desperate Measures
By David Ian Neville. A couple struggle to save their business and their relationship.
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The Granny Killers
Black comedy by David Hodgson. Chris and Liddy plan to kill their money-crazed granny.
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A Bit of Explaining to Do
By Graham White. Mark realises that he has made a potentially embarrassing mistake.
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Taken
By Suzanne Heathcote. Since his divorce, Simon's daughter has no idea who he is.
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Bang Went the Sun
By Mark Shand. Eva's mother has gone missing.
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How Are You Feeling, Alf?
By James Graham, set in 1979 as the Callaghan government faces a vote of no confidence.
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Avenues of Eternal Peace
By Lucy Caldwell. Student couple Kai-Liang and Chang Li join the Tiananmen Square protest.
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Places Where They Sing
By Ellen Dryden. Thomas has composed his first work for the amateur choir he founded.
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On Ego
When his wife falls ill, Alex faces questions about what it means to be a person.
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The Tent
Comedy by Tom Green. Gavin and Fay bravely attempt to plan their long-overdue wedding.
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Listen Up
True story of radio enthusiasts who intercept messages from early Russian space missions.
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John le Carré: Call for the Dead
George Smiley investigates when a Foreign Office civil servant commits suicide.