Episodes
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 2, 1990 (105 min)
Every cub reporter wants a front page 'splash' and Liz Jolly from The Brit, a top-selling daily tabloid, is no exception. She's on the trail of a sensational story and her job depends on it.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 9, 1990 (75 min)
A dark comedy of the not-so-impossible. Paul quarrels with his girlfriend Jane about when to start a family. Dr Eva Frankenstein , a middle-aged lady with an enigmatic smile, overhears their fight and makes Paul's dream come true in a way that changes the world.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 16, 1990 (85 min)
Edgar is a nice, normal, clever 11-year-old - and he's had enough of being bullied. He organises the other children into a police force, and they set out to bring justice to the school. Their law-and-order game is such a success there are no more 'criminals'. But the story takes a sinister turn when an unpopular teacher publicly humiliates Edgar and he decides revenge is rightfully his.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1990 (100 min)
Life turns into a nightmare one day when schoolboy Phil comes home, opens the front door, and finds nothing - a deserted house. Fleeing to London he is drawn into the nightmare world of the dispossessed. Then he meets Ros, who opens the door into an even stranger world.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1990
When Danny , the adolescent son of Kevin and Anne Harris , first shows signs of disturbance, no one seems too concerned. But the situation gets dramatically out of control.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1990 (95 min)
Nick, a Greek Cypriot living in London, hits on the idea of marriage to raise some cash - the bride, according to custom, coming complete with dowry. He is forced to enlist the help of a childhood adversary, Maria. Soon realising she is giving him the runaround, Nick retaliates by wooing her.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1990 (75 min)
It's a big night at the New Dragon Inn when a coach of distinguished Germans arrives. But disaster looms - it's the local cricket team's annual fancy dress bash and the theme is the Second World War.
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1990 (75 min)
Molly Cowper is a wilful 80-year-old widow who firmly believes the world is there for her convenience. Her mild-mannered son Geoffrey does his best to help her keep her independence, but Molly keeps trampling on people.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1990 (100 min)
At the same time as protesters weave through the shanty town of 'Dark City', the mayor's home is burgled. These two apparently unconnected events lead to the death of a councillor. Seven people are put on trial and only one person can prove their innocence.
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jan 1, 1991
The pupils of the Dora Jackson School of Dancing compete in the 1960 Classical Dance Festival in Scarborough. Fifties rock 'n' roll meets classical ballet with the arrival of Dora's ex-boyfriend Clifford and a mysterious ghost.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jun 20, 1991
Four boys struggle with the often ridiculous and sometimes dangerous business of growing up on an East London estate.