The Play on One

Series 2

10 episodes · Feb 21, 1989

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  • S2E1

    Heartland

    Feb 21, 198989m

    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.

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  • These Foolish Things
    S2E2

    These Foolish Things

    Feb 28, 198959m

    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.

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  • Govan Ghost Story
    S2E3

    Govan Ghost Story

    Mar 7, 198959m

    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?

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  • The Shawl
    S2E4

    The Shawl

    Mar 14, 198959m

    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.

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  • S2E5

    A View of Harry Clark

    Mar 21, 198959m

    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?

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  • S2E6

    The Gift

    Mar 28, 1989120m

    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.

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  • S2E7

    Clowns

    Apr 4, 198945m

    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.

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  • S2E8

    Biting the Hands

    Apr 11, 198945m

    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.

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  • S2E9

    A Master of the Marionettes

    Apr 18, 198975m

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

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  • S2E10

    Unexplained Laughter

    Apr 25, 198970m

    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.

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