Series 2
7 episodes · Nov 10, 1986
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S2E1Episode 1
Nov 10, 198630mWhen a popular racing commentator is found in a deep coma, there are only two explanations. Either a deadly rival has slipped an undetectable narcotic into his hoover bag, or someone else has.
S2E2Episode 2
Nov 17, 198630mWill men ever get pregnant ? And if they do, will they opt for shoulder-tie dungarees, or play safe with Peter Pan collar-type loose smocks ? Whatever they decide, there's bound to be a documentary about it. And possibly a tea towel.
S2E3Episode 3
Nov 24, 198630mWritten in the 1920s, this gently humorous and moving account of a Cumbrian childhood lay undiscovered in a biscuit tin for over 60 years. Then, unfortunately, someone found it.
S2E4Episode 4
Dec 1, 198630mOnly 130 years ago, Charles Dickens was a prolific novelist, a devoted father and an energetic long-distance walker. Now he's dead. Angela Barlow pops on an anorak and finds out what went wrong.
S2E5Episode 5
Dec 8, 198630mComedy series about three divorcees who share a one-room apartment on the Upper East Side. One has a lisp, one has an accordion, and one has an affair with the script editor and most of the one-liners.
S2E6Episode 6
Dec 15, 198630m"Have it your way, Waseem, but if disposable saris don't catch on, count me out!"
S2E7Christmas Special
Dec 18, 198730mAnthropologist Kerry Askham gave chimpanzee Chester a typewriter and lots of paper. After three years he came up with an idea for a jeans commercial, a sonnet and a Victoria Wood Special. Sadly, after this programme was made, Chester contracted an infection and is now working for Channel 4.