The Play on One (Mùa 2)

A series of television plays, some original, some based on pre-existing plays or novels.

  • Poster for Heartland

    Heartland (Tập 1)

    Biên kịch: Steve Gough

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-02-21

    Thời lượng: 89 min

    Tổng quan: In West Wales, Jack and his farming family have built up their dairy herd with vast loans and are then told they must cut back on milk production and slaughter some of the herd. The community launches a campaign against the quotas, but Jack takes the law into his own hands.

  • Poster for These Foolish Things

    These Foolish Things (Tập 2)

    Biên kịch: Elizabeth Spender

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-02-28

    Thời lượng: 59 min

    Tổng quan: Gutrune's hunt for a husband among the wealthy and aristocratic circles of London is hampered by the fact that her chosen man Nick, a London newspaper editor, is still in love with the wife from whom he is separated.

  • Poster for Govan Ghost Story

    Govan Ghost Story (Tập 3)

    Biên kịch: Bryan Elsley

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-03-07

    Thời lượng: 59 min

    Tổng quan: Old memories are awakened in a terrifying and dangerous way when Jock encounters a strange little girl in the high-rise block of flats where he lives. Who is she? What does she want?

  • Poster for The Shawl

    The Shawl (Tập 4)

    Biên kịch: David Mamet

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-03-14

    Thời lượng: 59 min

    Tổng quan: John performs as a spiritual medium, using the visits of a troubled woman to introduce a young man to the mysteries and skills of the clairvoyant. The young man threatens to leave unless John stages a séance that will persuade Miss A to transfer an inheritance to them.

  • Poster for A View of Harry Clark

    A View of Harry Clark (Tập 5)

    Biên kịch: Daniel Boyle

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-03-21

    Thời lượng: 59 min

    Tổng quan: Harry Clark is a social worker on the verge of cracking up. His job is to help other people but who's there to help him?

  • Poster for The Gift

    The Gift (Tập 6)

    Biên kịch: Colin MacDonald

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-03-28

    Thời lượng: 120 min

    Tổng quan: Robert and Gordon, two talented teenage footballers from Wick, are invited to Glasgow for a week's trial with a big club. It is their first taste of professional football, but both the game and the city upset their expectations.

  • Poster for Clowns

    Clowns (Tập 7)

    Biên kịch: Gawn Grainger

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-04-04

    Thời lượng: 45 min

    Tổng quan: Arthur is about to celebrate his 80th birthday and his family is gathering for a party. It is a time for celebration, but also for family tensions and a reassessment of how we all spend our lives.

  • Poster for Biting the Hands

    Biting the Hands (Tập 8)

    Biên kịch: Rona Munro

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-04-11

    Thời lượng: 45 min

    Tổng quan: Two Scottish women doing a feminist cabaret act in a seedy pub have to choose between principle and profit when success on the alternative cabaret circuit beckons.

  • Poster for A Master of the Marionettes

    A Master of the Marionettes (Tập 9)

    Biên kịch: Guy Hibbert

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-04-18

    Thời lượng: 75 min

    Tổng quan: Teddy Rose is a committed and successful salesman, allaying suburban insecurity with domestic alarm systems. But one evening, violence confronts him face to face.

  • Poster for Unexplained Laughter

    Unexplained Laughter (Tập 10)

    Biên kịch: Alun Owen

    Ngày phát sóng: 1989-04-25

    Thời lượng: 70 min

    Tổng quan: Unlucky in love Lydia retreats to the Welsh hills for a consoling visit to her old friend Betty. But things may not be as amiable as they seem.

The Play on One

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