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Season 10

Episodes

1. Long Distance Information
Oct 11, 1979

A fanatical Elvis Presley fan is working as a disc jockey when his idol dies

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2. Cries from a Watchtower
Oct 18, 1979

A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.

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3. Comedians
Oct 25, 1979

Budding comedians take an evening class taught by a retired performer and, for their final exam, must perform for an impresario in a nightclub.

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4. Even Solomon
Nov 1, 1979
Episode 4

Stephen Piper is a quiet young man. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbour when he rebuffs her advances. He lives with his mother, an overbearing woman who mocks him for being wet. But Stephen has a secret. An accurate and heartfelt depiction of the challenges he faces and a fascinating glimpse at the gender politics of the day.

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5. Just a Boy's Game
Nov 8, 1979

In Glasgow, a young man's sole aim is to be as tough as his dying grandfather once was

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6. Billy
Nov 15, 1979

A 4-year-old boy is abused by his father

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7. A Hole in Babylon
Nov 29, 1979

Exploration of the events leading up to 1975 Spaghetti House siege in London and the motivation of its three protagonists, T-Bone Wilson, Archie Pool, and Trevor Thomas.

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8. The Slab-Boys
Dec 6, 1979

The story of a young man who works in a carpet factory

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9. Katie: The Year of a Child
Dec 13, 1979

A teenage girl from a family of Irish Travellers is left to look after her brothers and sisters while her father is away.

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10. The Network
Dec 20, 1979

What do Rose from Devon and Christina from Stuttgart have in common? And in what way is their fate linked to that of wealthy Fiona Dunkerley?

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11. Chance of a Lifetime
Jan 3, 1980

A young man quits school and joins the army.

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12. Keep Smiling
Jan 10, 1980

Family picnics should not be like this: bugging devices, men with X-ray eyes. Mary doesn't understand what terrifies Simon, nor the bizarre events of the next six months.

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13. Dreams of Leaving
Jan 17, 1980

A journalist moves to London and gets caught up in the big city and his romance with a rich debutante.

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14. Thicker Than Water
Jan 24, 1980

Various characters have adventures on the way to a black pudding festival in Normandy.

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15. Murder Rap
Jan 31, 1980

An Englishman's home is his castle, and Wally aims to prove it.

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16. Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
Feb 7, 1980

Weekend enlightenment seminars serve as a form of brainwashing.

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17. No Defence
Feb 14, 1980

Mr. Germanou arrives from Cyprus with his family to settle in England. But on his arrival he's arrested for an historical rape with seemingly no defence.

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18. That Crazy Woman
Feb 21, 1980

Twenty years ago, at the age of 56, this extraordinary woman became a national hero by walking from John O'Groats to Land's End. One of the last great English eccentrics (even though she was Russian) in the last days of English innocence.

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19. A Gift from Nessus
Feb 28, 1980

The marital and career problems of a middle-aged, middle-class man in Glasgow in the 1960s

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20. Kate, the Good Neighbour
Mar 6, 1980

A compassionate elderly woman comes to the realization that she can no longer care for herself or others.

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21. Buses
Mar 13, 1980

A story about the regulation of the bus industry in 1930

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22. Shadows on Our Skin
Mar 20, 1980

The problems of an 11-year-old boy living in the Catholic part of Londonderry

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23. Ladies
Mar 27, 1980

The A Shift at the MHS department store are organising a wedding gift presentation for Elaine. But what's on Miriam's mind, and why does she seem so out of sorts?

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24. The Vanishing Army
Apr 3, 1980

A story about the highs and lows of peacetime army life

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25. Not for the Likes of Us
Apr 10, 1980

"I dunno, years of putting up with it, waiting on you all, for what? Eh? To become a 14-stone invisible woman?"

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26. The Executioner
Apr 17, 1980

Jan and Meg Citron are on holiday in Germany. Their car is stopped by the police. A simple traffic offence? But their seemingly innocent past is ripped open and life will never be the same again.

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27. The Imitation Game
Apr 24, 1980

During World War II, an idealistic young woman joins the Army Transport Service

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28. A Walk in the Forest
May 14, 1980

A writer gets involved with a Soviet dissident

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