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13 Episodes 1976 - 1976
Episode 1
49 mins
It is deep midwinter, and Abby has gone to reunite with her son. The manor burns down, and several of the group are killed. The survivors move on to a new settlement led by Charles Vaughan. Jenny is about to have Greg's baby, and he goes in search of Ruth to help with the delivery. Meanwhile, Charles and Greg talk about furthering their community for the future and working to become completely self-sufficient. Ruth is found as Jenny goes into labour.
Episode 2
50 mins
Jenny has had a baby boy, whom she is naming David. However, she falls ill. Ruth examines her and makes a list of needed medical supplies. Paul agrees to go to the nearest big-city hospital (in Birmingham) to collect it. He returns with the items but is feeling feverish. Ruth isolates him and realises he has contracted the bubonic plague. To prevent the disease from spreading through the community she gives him a lethal injection and burns down the barn he was held in. Jenny, whose health has improved, decides to rename her baby Paul.
Episode 3
50 mins
Ruth is tricked into traveling to a nearby settlement by 2 visitors who tell her Abby is sick, when she arrives she is informed she has been chosen by a hard pressed doctor to assist in running a hospital in London. When she arrives, the city is suffering from a disease called the 'London sickness' and is also plagued by aggressive rats. Ruth is taken to the hospital where she helps to nurse to victims. The doctor plans to move the population of the city to the Isle of Wight, but the site leader Emmanuel (Manny) is keeping something secret.
Episode 4
50 mins
Greg and Charles are rescued and taken to the community. They find Ruth, who explains that the 500 are planning to move to the Isle of Wight to set up a new life in a clean environment. They soon discover, however, that Manny has no intention of moving them and wants to stay in London as the ruler. He tells Greg and Charles to go, but Ruth must stay. Ruth decides to return to the country with Greg and Charles, and they try to make an escape with Manny in close pursuit. Manny is shot by one of his enemies and Greg, Charles and Ruth leave London.
Episode 5
50 mins
Tensions among the group are rising as the workload increases. A seemingly gentle man, Alistair, arrives and joins the group. Hubert, meanwhile, is feeling hard-done by and insists on better living accommodations until he discovers that Alistair is a convicted child killer named Andrew. The others question "Alistair," who admits his crime and says that he has been rehabilitated. Hubert, however, spreads panic among the others and Alistair volunteers to leave.
Episode 6
49 mins
One of the women in the community, Mina, is receiving much unwanted attention from Hubert, who has taken a liking to her. She shuts herself away with her baby, and Hubert begins to spread a rumour that she is a witch. A number of community members begin to believe this, and Mina decides to leave. Greg and Charles go looking for her and bring her back, assuring her that everyone regrets their suspicions. Hubert is tasked with grinding wheat.
Episode 7
50 mins
Charles and Greg hold a meeting at Whitecross with leaders of nearby settlements to try to come to some co-operative agreements. The event is interrupted by the news that the wife of one of the leaders has been shot and killed by a sniper. It is soon learned that the sniper targets young women and seems to be traveling towards Whitecross. Jenny bravely volunteers to act as bait to bring the sniper out into the open.
Episode 8
49 mins
One of the community members, Lewis, reveals himself to be a parson and he is interested in starting Sunday services. Many other community members, including Jenny, express opposition to this, with the view that religion is a waste of time now. However, despite their workload, the group gradually comes round to the idea and attends the first service.
Episode 9
50 mins
Charles and Pet are returning from a salt collecting expedition when they meet two other travelers, who become very ill. They take them to a nearby settlement in an old army camp. The community there is run like a police state where eugenics, euthanasia and religious fervor all hold sway. The community there are led by a charismatic leader called Max Kershaw and his female second in command Joy Dunne. Pet is fearful having seen their farming workers march back from work in the fields, that they may not be allowed leave, whilst Charles is summoned to address the community council.
Episode 10
50 mins
Mina meets John Millen, a man she meets on a river barge, and agrees to meet him later, to serve him lunch in exchange for Wellington boots for the community. However, when the boat returns, two other men have taken residence, and John is nowhere to be found, though one of the men is wearing John's hat. The pair are brought to Whitecross but appear hostile and suspicious. Pet recognizes one of them as a convicted criminal, and when Mina finds John's murdered corpse in the river and confronts the pair, they take the children hostage. In an attempt to reason with them, Lewis goes to talk to them but is shot dead. Greg and Charles meet the men's demands and let them go, and the pair escapes on the boat. However, they begin to suffer the effects of the wood alcohol they've been drinking and die.
Episode 11
50 mins
Ruth brings to Whitecross a small group of young people, who've escaped the effects of an aggressive strain of flu that has devastated their own community. Their leader, Mark, has an agricultural degree and much experience in farming, and offers them advice, some of which can help the community improve their farming methods. The flu bug soon breaks out at Whitecross, killing Arthur, and infecting Mina and Peggy. It soon becomes apparent that Mark is an overbearing leader and aims to take over the farming aspect of the community completely. A debate is organised and Charles and Mark differ on their leadership skills.The others vote against Mark, and he leaves.
Episode 12
50 mins
Charles is thrilled when Sally, one of the new girls, is pregnant. However, his suggestions that more of the girls get pregnant to ensure the survival of humanity isn't met with a positive reaction.
Episode 13
50 mins
A hot air balloon crash lands at the community. The pilot is killed, while his daughter wanders about in a nearby forest. Greg and the others go to investigate. The girl, Agnes, is found and explains that they have come from Norway. There, they have a working factory, manufacturing tools, and equipment, but little food. Much to Jenny's distress, Greg is keen to investigate and trade with them. After getting the balloon back in working order he accompanies Agnes on her return to Norway.