A series of eight dramatic reconstructions of stories which made the headlines.
Life at Stake (Season 1)
Are You Dr. Herrema? (Episode 1)
Writer: Don Shaw
Air date: 1978-02-17
Overview: A Dutch factory manager working in Ireland is kidnapped by the IRA.
Mayday for Pisces III (Episode 2)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1978-02-24
Overview: A small submersible sinks off the coast of Ireland, leading to the deepest sub rescue in history.
The Train That Never Arrived (Episode 3)
Writer: Elwyn Jones
Air date: 1978-03-03
Overview: In 1975, South Moluccan terrorists hijack a train in the Netherlands.
So, Who's Sick? (Episode 4)
Writer: John Elliot
Air date: 1978-03-10
Overview: The story of the 1975 siege of the West German embassy in Stockholm by members of the Baader-Meinhof Gang.
The Million Dollar Children (Episode 5)
Writer: Elwyn Jones
Air date: 1978-03-17
Overview: The story of the Faraday School kidnapping in 1972, when two plasterers kidnapped six female pupils and their teacher from a school in rural Australia and demanded a million-dollar ransom.
Houston... We've Got a Problem (Episode 6)
Writer: Jim Hawkins
Air date: 1978-03-31
Overview: The story of the Apollo 13 mission and how disaster was narrowly averted.
Somewhere Between Cambridge Bay and Yellowknife (Episode 7)
Writer: Martin Thompson
Air date: 1978-04-07
Overview: When a light aircraft crashes in the Canadian Arctic in 1972, the pilot finds himself forced to extremes to survive.
James Cross Will Be Executed (Episode 8)
Writer: Lawrence Gordon Clark
Air date: 1978-04-14
Overview: In 1970, a British diplomat is kidnapped in Montreal by the Quebec Liberation Front.