Highlights
Screen One

Screen One - Series 5 (1993)

Audience Score
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Series 5 Episodes

1. Wide-Eyed and Legless

September 5th, 19931 hr 42 min

Diana and Deric have an ideal marriage: they thrive in each other's company, they're funny, and they enjoy their two grown children and Deric's dotty mother; the trouble is, Diana can no longer walk and her malady defies medical diagnosis. To care for Diana, Deric is letting his business slide, but at a civic luncheon, he is seated next to Aileen Armitage, a novelist who is blind. They have a nice time, and on the sly, Diana contacts Aileen to made an odd request. Diana's declining health and her resolve bring this triangle of unlikely friends to a surprising place.

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2. A Foreign Field

September 12th, 19931 hr 29 min

Two veterans of the Normandy landings return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy, sparking memories of an old girlfriend.

3. Down Among the Big Boys

September 19th, 19931 hr 30 min

Set in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His intended is the daughter of JoJo, a wealthy and compulsive thief who attempts a spectacular robbery. Louie is put in charge of the investigation of JoJo's latest enterprise.

4. Royal Celebration

September 26th, 19931 hr 31 min

Drama about a street party held to mark the 1981 royal wedding. The spirit of rejoicing fires already-high emotions, and passions spill over changing lives forever.

5. Tender Loving Care

October 3rd, 19931 hr 14 min

Night nurse Elaine Dobbs may be overworked and underpaid, but she has created a very special atmosphere in her ward and is extremely attentive to her patients. However, rather too many of them are dying.Inspired by the real-life case of four nurses in Austria who were tried for the murder of 42 patients in their care, this chilling drama stars comedian Dawn French in her first serious role, as an apparently irreproachable carer.

6. Money for Nothing

October 10th, 19931 hr 32 min

The story of an ambitious schoolboy, Gary Worrall (played by Christien Anholt), who sets out to make £1M during his half term school break! He is aided and abetted in this adventure by his school mate Brian Thurrock (Paul Reynolds). All goes smoothly until he meets the beautiful Lisa (Jayne Ashbourne) and he realises that life in the 'real' world is much more complicated than the theory in the classroom!

7. Wall of Silence

October 17th, 19931 hr 29 min

A corpse is fished out of a north London canal with stab wounds through the eyes. The victim was a prominent member of the Hasidic Jewish community, and the cause of death one reserved by the Hasidim to punish "moysers" or informers.

8. The Bullion Boys

October 24th, 19931 hr 35 min

Based on a true story. In 1940, Britain's gold reserves were transferred for safety to Liverpool because of the threat of a German invasion. The top-secret operation was known only to a handful of security men and senior bank officials... and a group of Liverpool dockers who handle the move. Billy Mac, the dockers' leader, hatches an ingenious plan to steal some of the gold bars from under the noses of the guards.

All Seasons

Series 6
Feb 6, 1994
Series 5
Sep 5, 1993
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Series 4
Sep 6, 1992
Series 3
Sep 1, 1991
Series 2
Sep 2, 1990
Series 1
Sep 10, 1989
Specials
Dec 12, 1989