BBC Drama II
The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham - This is a masterful adaptation of Maugham's tale of one man's search for enlightenment. His quest weaves through European and American society from WWI through the Great Depression, allowing Maugham to introduce characters from every niche of French, American, and English society. Razor's Edge 1.2 Razor's Edge 2.2
Barry Lyndon 1.2 - based on the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844) by William Makepeace
Thackeray. It recounts the exploits of an unscrupulous 18th century Irish adventurer
(Barry Lyndon né Redmond Barry), particularly his rise and fall within English society.
Barry Lyndon 2.2
Blackout - Dan and Lucy are about to compete for the same job. They are also in total denial
about a recent one-night stand. Then they get stuck in a lift together. Can things get any worse?
Blackpool Detective by Peter Whalley - A young out-of-work actor comes back to his home town with his
girlfriend to run his convalescing father's private investigation agency. A straightforward surveillance case
turns out to be something far more serious.
Black Wednesday - In British politics and economics, Black Wednesday refers to 16 September 1992
when the Conservative government was forced to withdraw the pound from currency fix, the European Exchange
Rate Mechanism (ERM) after they were unable to keep Sterling above its agreed lower limit when currency markets
believed the policy was unsustainable. The most high profile of the currency market investors, George Soros, made
over US$1 billion profit. In 1997 the UK Treasury estimated the cost of Black Wednesday at £3.4 billion.
Blithe Spy - Ian Fleming, now a bestselling, middle-aged author – thanks to Noel Coward's encouragement – is keen
to do some real-life James Bond espionage in the ongoing Cold War between the Kennedy White House and Castro's
Cuba. Fleming is determined that Coward reactivate his wartime activity as a "Blithe Spy".
Coward can't resist a challenge, but the espionage adventure is complicated by several other factors. Coward's dear
friend, Marlene Dietrich, is staying with him, recovering from yet another broken heart; Shrafft, a mysterious businessman
living on a nearby island, is displaying disturbing megalomaniac tendencies; and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The
Queen Mother, is coming to luncheon.
A Confidential Agent 1.4 - Poison in the Air: Miss Parker yearns to be a detective - a proper one. So she takes on
a case behind her boss' back.
A Confidential Agent 2.4 - A Husband Scorned: Is it possible to 'mislay' your wife? That's what a rather affable teacher,
Mr Barton, seems to have done.
A Confidential Agent 3.4 - Sharks Have Pearly Teeth: Mr Antrobus is in a bad mood. An industrial espionage case
has proven less than lucrative.
A Confidential Agent 4.4 - Fire: When a factory goes up in flames an insurance scam is suspected. But the truth turns
out to be far stranger.
Crippen by William Ingram - Excellant play based on the infamous
Dr. Crippen's diaries.
Dangerous Influences by Joe Dunlop1.2
Dangerous Influences 2.2
Downpayment on Death 1.5 - A Shot in the Night: Arthur is a retired hitman -
but his old job won't leave him alone when Clark pays a visit.
Downpayment on Death 2.5 - The Double Target
Downpayment on Death 3.5 - A Life for a Life
Downpayment on Death 4.5 - The Professionals
Downpayment on Death 5.5 - The Moment of Truth
Enquiry 1.2 - Dick Francis's thriller set among the greed and betrayal of professional horse racing.
Kelly Hughes, a leading jump jockey, and trainer Dexter Cranfield have been suspended indefinitely for
throwing a race for personal gain. Hughes is devastated and sets out find out who rigged the evidence
against him with the help of Cranfield's daughter. This exciting dramatisation stars William Nighy, Philip
Voss, Selina Cadell and Tony Osoba.
Enquiry 2.2
Heresy 1.2
Heresy 2.2
Iceman by Simon Bovey.- Iceman is a crime thriller about the first use of forensic science by the British
police in the 1850’s. Essentially it’s Victorian CSI’s out to catch a serial killer. Dark and rich with the feeling
and atmosphere of the times. When three girls are found murdered, DI Burdett's only clue is a trace of ice
found in the victims' throats. The investigation leads him into very deep water.
Iceman.
Into The Mystic by Annie Mccartney - Following her regression therapy, Susan Sinclair accuses
her brother of having abused her as a child. The family's reaction is predictable, but in this case,
perhaps there is no smoke without fire...
Lady Detectives 1.4 - Catherine L. Pirkis's "Redhill Sisterhood" (1894)
Lady Detectives 2.4 - Mr. Bovey's Unexpected Will by L. T. Meade (1899).- Featuring
heroine Miss Florence Cusack, whose sharp intellect masks a history of manic
depression. The quick-witted sleuth tackles a case in which a man's life depends on
his weight in gold.
Lady Detectives 3.4 - The Golden Slipper by Anna Katharine Green
Lady Detectives 4.4 - The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins -
Valeria Valerie Woodville's first act as a married woman is to sign
her name incorrectly in the marriage register; this slip is followed by
a gradual disclosure of secrets about her husband's earlier life, each of
which leads to another set of questions and enigmas.
Late Into The Night 1.2 - Doris is getting strange telephone calls from someone in Germany who is trying to
reach her boss, Michael Hayward. When the stranger finally gets a hold of Hayward, they arrange a meeting in
Essen that draws Hayward into murder and more.
Late Into The Night 2.2
McGuffin - Five intriguing tales inspired by Hitchcock's favourite plot device.
MacGuffin 1.5 - Willy's List - Fearing for their lives, a group of friends set out to assassinate a politician with the
little help of a little cardboard box filled with nothing but air...
MacGuffin 2.5 - The Cuckquean - A widow finds herself moved by the possibilities of power when her famous
husband dies
MacGuffin 3.5 - The Man Who Knew Too Little - Having lived an uninspired life, Roger Townsend is a troubled man
but will meeting a psychiatrist ease or inflame his lifetime's obsession with an enigmatic woman and her little black box?
MacGuffin 4.5 - Night's High Noon - A darkly atmospheric tale in which one man's desire for fame becomes a sinister
need for notoriety.
MacGuffin 5.5 - The Pawnbroker's Melody - An emotionless man steals a priceless cello.
Max Carrados Mysteries - Max Carrados is a fictional blind detective in a series of mystery stories
and books by Ernest Bramah, beginning in 1914. The Max Carrados stories appeared alongside
Sherlock Holmes in the Strand Magazine, in which they often had top billing, and frequently outsold
his eminent contemporary at the time, even if they failed to achieve the longevity of Holmes.
Max Carrados Mysteries 1.3- The Eyes of Max Carrados -
Max Carrados Mysteries 2.3- In the Ingenious Mind of Mr Rigby Lacksome
Max Carrados Mysteries 3.3- The Secret of Headlam Height
Murder By Degrees 1.2
Murder By Degrees 2.2
Mysteries of the London Underground 1.3 - The Metropolitan Line Murder - based on a story by Baroness Orczy.
Only the strange man at the corner table in the ABC can solve the mystery of the terrible events that befell Polly's
friend on the Metropolitan Line train one afternoon in 1907.
Mysteries of the London Underground 2.3 - The Phantom Billboard - based on a story by Michael Gilbert. Detective
Inspector Petrella lives in a twilight world of criminality and existential angst, and the mystery of a lost traveller on the
Underground does nothing to improve his view of the universe.
Mysteries of the London Underground 3.3 - Death On The District Line - based on a story by John Oxenham. It is 1894,
and each Tuesday evening on consecutive weeks, the District Line is the location for a brilliant and outrageous murder.
Journalist Charles Lester must turn detective or risk becoming the next victim.
Night Watch 1.5 - Terry Pratchett's best-seller, dramatised by Robin Brooks.
Living in the past is hard, but dying in the past is incredibly easy. Commander
Sam Vimes of the City Watch falls through time and arrives in the city of his youth.
Night Watch 2.5 - Chasing a villain called Carcer, Commander Sam Vimes of the
City Watch has been thrown back in time. The Old Watch, a lacklustre bunch, have
taken him prisoner.
Night Watch 3.5 - While training his younger self in the art of policing, Sam Vimes runs
into his old enemy Carcer.
Night Watch 4.5 - Reliving the glorious revolution of his youth,
Commander Sam Vimes also has to protect his younger self from
arch-enemy Carcer.
Night Watch 5.5 - Commander Sam Vimes has little time left to undo
the harm done by his arch-enemy Carcer before coming back to his present.
Nine Days in May - The BBC under pressure - The General Strike 1926
Broadcasting was still in its infancy when the values laid down by young John Reith, the founding
Director-General, were first put to the test. For nine days in May 1926 the nation's industry was at
a standstill in the General Strike. Many of the newspapers stopped printing, so there were few
means of communication between authorities and the populace.
Out of Season by Anne-Marie O'Connor - Four Blackpool residents seek refuge from the biting wind in an
empty promenade cafe. Their thoughts reveal what brought them to, and what keeps them in, a tourist town
that has lost its sparkle. Each of them will be forced to make decisions that will change their lives forever.
Out Of Season
Plain Murder - An excellent story, told in style: Three advertising men decide to kill a colleague to
avoid dismissal and the grim prospect of joblessness. 
Quatermass Memoirs 1.5 - In this five-part drama-documentary mixing
interview, archive and adventure, `Quatermass' creator Nigel Kneale
reflects on the fearful 50s atmosphere by which he was inspired, and
creates a further adventure for one of science's great fictional characters,
Professor Bernard Quatermass. Andrew Keir returns to the role of
Quatermass, with Emma Gregory as Mandy and Zulema Dene as Maire.
Having saved the Earth from alien invasion three times, Quatermass looks
forward to a peaceful retirement. The intrusion of a would-be biographer, however, puts a stop to that.
Quatermass Memoirs 2.5 - While in the real world the most pressing threat is the bomb,
Quatermass confronts something even more terrifying in Westminster Abbey!
Quatermass Memoirs 3.5 - In the real world, Burgess and MacLean defect, trailing their secrets behind them.
Meanwhile, Quatermass confronts the horrible secret behind a mysterious fenced-off village.
Quatermass Memoirs 4.5 - While revolution grips the world, Quatermass faces a more ominous threat in
outer space.
Quatermass Memoirs 5.5 - Race riots grip the 1950s and Quatermass confronts an evil more ancient than
man himself...
Railway Children 1.4 - The story concerns a family who move to a house 
near the railway after the father is imprisoned as a result of being falsely accused of
selling state secrets to the Russians. The three children, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis,
find amusement in watching the trains on the nearby railway line and waving to the
passengers. They become friendly with Perks, the station porter, and with The Old
Gentleman who regularly takes the 9.45 down train. He is eventually able to help
prove their father's innocence, and the family is reunited.
Railway Children 2.4
Railway Children 3.4
Railway Children 4.4
She 1.2 by H. Rider Haggard - A Cambridge professor, Horace Holly and his ward, Leo Vincey,
travel to Africa, following instructions on a potsherd (the "Sherd of Amenartas") left to Leo by his
biological father. They encounter a white queen, Ayesha, who has made herself immortal by bathing
in a pillar of fire, the source of life itself. She becomes the prototypical all-powerful female figure.
She is to be both desired and feared. She is a breathtakingly beautiful creature who will not hesitate
to kill any one who displeases her or stands in her way. The travelers discover that Ayesha has been
waiting for 2000 years for the reincarnation of her lover Kallikrates, whom she had slain in a fit of jealous
rage. She believes that Vincey is the reincarnation of Kallikrates.
She 2.2
Shredder - Bella wants to go to her grave confident that her children will never know what a
wicked woman she once was. But not even a shredder can wholly destroy the past.
So Much Blood (1 hr) - Charles Paris returns again, in a fringe show at the Edinburgh Festival,
with another nubile girl to provoke him, and his accommodating wife to console him, and a
gory murder to challenge him. Edinburgh and the Festival are both background and foreground
with Charles flitting between a “revisualised” Midsummer Night’s Dream, a “mixed-media satire”,
a late-night revue, and his own one-man show on Thomas Hood—and with a fading pop star as
the first victim, a bomb scare in Holyrood Palace, and a suicide leap from the top of the Rock.
Charles copes splendidly with the Festival, with his affair with the girl with the navy eyes, and with
a most complex murder investigation.
Some Kind of Justice 1.2 - A Private Detective races the F.B.I. to solve the
mystery of the magnum killer
Some Kind of Justice 2.2
Suspicious Mind 1.2 -
Suspicious Mind 2.2
The Investigation of a Murder by Eric Saward - 1 of 2 - A murder mystery by Eric Saward is set in the
fictitious West Midlands town of Wallingbridge. A young girl is murdered and the police believe they've
caught their man. But have they?
The Investigation of a Murder by Eric Saward - 2 of 2