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Series 10

October 10, 1979

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Oct 11, 19791h 15m0 votes
Director: Stephen Frears

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

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Cries from a Watchtower

Cries from a Watchtower

Oct 18, 19791h 15m0 votes

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

6 guest stars
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Comedians

Comedians

Oct 25, 19791h 15m0 votes

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

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Even Solomon

Even Solomon

Nov 1, 19791h 15m0 votes

Stephen Piper is a quiet young man. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned by an aggressive female neighbour when he rebuffs her advances. He lives with his mother, an overbearing woman who mocks him for being wet. But Stephen has a secret. An accurate and heartfelt depiction of the challenges he faces and a fascinating glimpse at the gender politics of the day.

4 guest stars
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Just a Boy's Game

Just a Boy's Game

Nov 8, 19791h 15m0 votes
Director: John Mackenzie

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

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Billy

Billy

Nov 15, 19791h 15m0 votes

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

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A Hole in Babylon

A Hole in Babylon

Nov 29, 19791h 15m0 votes

Exploration of the events leading up to 1975 Spaghetti House siege in London and the motivation of its three protagonists, T-Bone Wilson, Archie Pool, and Trevor Thomas.

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The Slab-Boys

The Slab-Boys

Dec 6, 19791h 15m0 votes
Director: Bob Hird

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

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Katie: The Year of a Child

Katie: The Year of a Child

Dec 13, 19791h 15m0 votes

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

3 guest stars
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The Network

The Network

Dec 20, 19791h 15m0 votes

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?

3 guest stars
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Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime

Jan 3, 19801h 15m0 votes

A young man quits school and joins the army.

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Keep Smiling

Keep Smiling

Jan 10, 19801h 15m0 votes

Family picnics should not be like this: bugging devices, men with X-ray eyes. Mary doesn't understand what terrifies Simon, nor the bizarre events of the next six months.

5 guest stars
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Dreams of Leaving

Dreams of Leaving

Jan 17, 19801h 15m0 votes
Director: David Hare

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

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Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

Jan 24, 19801h 15m0 votes

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

4 guest stars
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Murder Rap

Murder Rap

Jan 31, 19801h 15m0 votes

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

8 guest stars
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Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

Instant Enlightenment Including VAT

Feb 7, 19801h 15m0 votes

Weekend enlightenment seminars serve as a form of brainwashing.

4 guest stars
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No Defence

No Defence

Feb 14, 19801h 15m0 votes

Mr. Germanou arrives from Cyprus with his family to settle in England. But on his arrival he's arrested for an historical rape with seemingly no defence.

4 guest stars
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That Crazy Woman

That Crazy Woman

Feb 21, 19801h 15m0 votes
Director: Bill Craske

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. One of the last great English eccentrics (even though she was Russian) in the last days of English innocence.

2 guest stars
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A Gift from Nessus

A Gift from Nessus

Feb 28, 19801h 15m0 votes

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

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Kate, the Good Neighbour

Kate, the Good Neighbour

Mar 6, 19801h 15m0 votes

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

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Buses

Buses

Mar 13, 19801h 15m0 votes

A story about the regulation of the bus industry in 1930

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Shadows on Our Skin

Shadows on Our Skin

Mar 20, 19801h 15m0 votes

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

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Ladies

Ladies

Mar 27, 19801h 15m0 votes
Director: Diarmuid Lawrence

The A Shift at the MHS department store are organising a wedding gift presentation for Elaine. But what's on Miriam's mind, and why does she seem so out of sorts?

4 guest stars
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The Vanishing Army

The Vanishing Army

Apr 3, 19801h 15m0 votes
Director: Richard Loncraine

A story about the highs and lows of peacetime army life

7 guest stars
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Not for the Likes of Us

Not for the Likes of Us

Apr 10, 19801h 15m0 votes

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

2 guest stars
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The Executioner

The Executioner

Apr 17, 19801h 15m0 votes

Jan and Meg Citron are on holiday in Germany. Their car is stopped by the police. A simple traffic offence? But their seemingly innocent past is ripped open and life will never be the same again.

8 guest stars
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The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

Apr 24, 19801h 15m0 votes

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

3 guest stars
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A Walk in the Forest

A Walk in the Forest

May 14, 19801h 15m0 votes
Director: Jack Gold

A writer gets involved with a Soviet dissident

6 guest stars
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