Episodes
1. A Very Polish Practice
September 6, 1992
94 min
Spin-off film from the series A Very Peculiar Practice set in a Polish hospital. Dr Dakar and his wife are happy in Warsaw until two figures from the past complicate matters.
2. Disaster at Valdez
September 13, 1992
91 min
The real-life struggle to contain the environmental and financial damage caused to Alaska by the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez is dramatized.
3. Born Kicking
September 20, 1992
82 min
Roxanne (known as Roxy) is a star performer in her local soccer team. Her natural talent is noticed by local team owner Victor Grace who signs her up. However it's not so easy being the only female professional soccer star in the country.
4. Black and Blue
September 27, 1992
86 min
When a local black politician is murdered an undercover police officer unveils a web of police corruption which puts lives at risk and threatens the whole community.
5. Seconds Out
October 4, 1992
90 min
When boxer Murray Ritchie is framed for rape, he loses his chance of a long-awaited title fight. Released too late by the police, he blames Jack, his veteran trainer and manager, and goes over to rival promoter Tony Farrington. Needing the money, Murray is encouraged to turn to the rough and seedy unlicensed circuit for a fight that would see him banned from professional bouts.
Guest Stars:
Mark Chapman
6. Running Late
October 11, 1992
76 min
George Grant is a television interviewer renowned for his ability to get the truth. Now he must find the truth about his wife's disappearance.
7. Losing Track
October 18, 1992
85 min
In 1950, a man returns home to the UK from India after the death of his wife to build bridges with his son, but instead ends up building an elaborate model railway.
8. Trust Me
October 25, 1992
79 min
Harry plays hoaxes on gullible tabloid journalists. But when he gets ambitious and tries to sell the faked memoirs of a contract killer to a publisher, things start to go seriously wrong.
9. Ghostwatch
October 31, 1992
90 min
Special drama for Hallowe'en by Stephen Volk, starring Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Mike Smith, Craig Charles. Ghosts no longer inhabit stately homes and rattle chains. They live in ordinary council houses like that of Mrs Pamela Early. For months she's suffered strange noises, awful smells and bent cutlery, but is hers really the most haunted house in Britain? BBC TV turns the cameras on ghoulies, ghosties and things that go bump in the night.
10. The Hummingbird Tree
December 20, 1992
81 min
Alan, a 12-year-old white boy, is facing disapproval from his parents over his friendship with Jaillin, their Indian kitchen girl. But their concern turns to alarm when the relationship threatens to become more than a childhood crush. With the island's first free elections looming, the children find themselves trapped in a conflict of class, caste and prejudice.
