Season 10 (1979)

Long Distance Information
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October 11, 1979 • 1h 15m

A fanatical Elvis Presley fan is working as a disc jockey when his idol dies

Cries from a Watchtower
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October 18, 1979 • 1h 15m

A watchmaker finds his livelihood is threatened by cheaply imported digital watches.

Comedians
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October 25, 1979 • 1h 15m

Budding comedians take an evening class taught by a retired performer and, for their final exam, must perform for an impresario in a nightclub.

Even Solomon
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November 1, 1979 • 1h 15m

Stephen Piper is a quiet young man. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbou...Read more

Just a Boy's Game
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November 8, 1979 • 1h 15m

In Glasgow, a young man's sole aim is to be as tough as his dying grandfather once was

Billy
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November 15, 1979 • 1h 15m

A 4-year-old boy is abused by his father

A Hole in Babylon
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November 29, 1979 • 1h 15m

Exploration of the events leading up to 1975 Spaghetti House siege in London and the motivation of its three protagonists, T-Bone ...Read more

The Slab-Boys
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December 6, 1979 • 1h 15m

The story of a young man who works in a carpet factory

Katie: The Year of a Child
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December 13, 1979 • 1h 15m

A teenage girl from a family of Irish Travellers is left to look after her brothers and sisters while her father is away.

The Network
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December 20, 1979 • 1h 15m

What do Rose from Devon and Christina from Stuttgart have in common? And in what way is their fate linked to that of wealthy Fiona Dunkerley?

Chance of a Lifetime
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January 3, 1980 • 1h 15m

A young man quits school and joins the army.

Keep Smiling
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January 10, 1980 • 1h 15m

Family picnics should not be like this: bugging devices, men with X-ray eyes. Mary doesn't understand what terrifies Simon, nor th...Read more

Dreams of Leaving
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January 17, 1980 • 1h 15m

A journalist moves to London and gets caught up in the big city and his romance with a rich debutante.

Thicker Than Water
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January 24, 1980 • 1h 15m

Various characters have adventures on the way to a black pudding festival in Normandy.

Murder Rap
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January 31, 1980 • 1h 15m

An Englishman's home is his castle, and Wally aims to prove it.

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT
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February 7, 1980 • 1h 15m

Weekend enlightenment seminars serve as a form of brainwashing.

No Defence
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February 14, 1980 • 1h 15m

Mr. Germanou arrives from Cyprus with his family to settle in England. But on his arrival he's arrested for an historical rape wit...Read more

That Crazy Woman
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February 21, 1980 • 1h 15m

Twenty years ago, at the age of 56, this extraordinary woman became a national hero by walking from John O'Groats to Land's End. O...Read more

A Gift from Nessus
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February 28, 1980 • 1h 15m

The marital and career problems of a middle-aged, middle-class man in Glasgow in the 1960s

Kate, the Good Neighbour
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March 6, 1980 • 1h 15m

A compassionate elderly woman comes to the realization that she can no longer care for herself or others.

Buses
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March 13, 1980 • 1h 15m

A story about the regulation of the bus industry in 1930

Shadows on Our Skin
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March 20, 1980 • 1h 15m

The problems of an 11-year-old boy living in the Catholic part of Londonderry

Ladies
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March 27, 1980 • 1h 15m

The A Shift at the MHS department store are organising a wedding gift presentation for Elaine. But what's on Miriam's mind, and wh...Read more

The Vanishing Army
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April 3, 1980 • 1h 15m

A story about the highs and lows of peacetime army life

Not for the Likes of Us
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April 10, 1980 • 1h 15m

"I dunno, years of putting up with it, waiting on you all, for what? Eh? To become a 14-stone invisible woman?"

The Executioner
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April 17, 1980 • 1h 15m

Jan and Meg Citron are on holiday in Germany. Their car is stopped by the police. A simple traffic offence? But their seemingly in...Read more

The Imitation Game
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April 24, 1980 • 1h 15m

During World War II, an idealistic young woman joins the Army Transport Service

A Walk in the Forest
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May 14, 1980 • 1h 15m

A writer gets involved with a Soviet dissident