Screen Two Season 6 Episodes

Episode 1

Old Flames

85 mins

Daniel is an obeying and high-flying barrister with the good life on his side. Nathaniel Quass is a rich and bizarre recluse, generous, obsessed and sad. This reluctant pair are caught up in an alliance against an ingenious conspiracy which threatens both their lives.

Episode 2

The Man from the Pru

86 mins

The story of a famous real-life murder case in which an employee of the Prudential Insurance Company was suspected of killing his wife.

Episode 3

Drowning in the Shallow End

89 mins

A young man's personal and professional life falls apart.

Episode 4

Close Relations

At a family funeral, Trevor Orwin meets Jenny, the sister he never knew he had. The relationship that develops between them has a dramatic and violent effect.

Episode 5

The Impossible Spy

Airing of The Impossible Spy (1987). Please see that page for further information pertaining to this title.

Episode 6

He's Asking for Me

When the first call comes, Norah thinks it is just an average dirty breather. The next time he asks for her personally and knows all about her. Norah is frightened but she becomes determined to identify the caller and discover his motives. So she challenges him to meet her in person. Will he turn up? Will she come through the ordeal?

Episode 7

Sometime in August

'Nobody's going to force you to swim.' Neil's beach holiday with the Middleton family turns sour over his refusal to bathe. The situation is resolved by an old woman and a cat.

Episode 8

Small Zones

Intertwined story of the lives of two women; an Englishwoman suffering abuse from her violent husband, and a Russian poet serving hard labour because of her subversive work.

Episode 9

Circles of Deceit

Philip, a painter who specialises as a copyist, has always been dominated by strong women with secrets.

Episode 10

The Lorelei

75 mins

A lonely schoolteacher has a strange experience on her walking holiday. It haunts her and threatens to wreck her growing romance with a colleague.

Episode 11

Children Crossing

87 mins

Is Joe really having an affair - or is Rosie imagining it all? A story of sexual jealousy, betrayal and vengeance - an emotional journey which keeps you guessing to the bitter end.

Episode 12

The Kremlin Farewell

A drama of intrigue and betrayal in Stalin's Russia. Stepan grows up in an orphanage, learning to love Stalin as 'a father to all children'. He retains disturbing memories of the disappearance of his real father and, when a strange message is delivered to him, he's determined to find out the truth.