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The Best Episodes of Screen Two

Every episode of Screen Two ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Screen Two!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Screen Two Season 5 Episode 10 - Ice Dance
    9.2/10(14 votes)

    #1 - Ice Dance

    S5:E10

    A pair of teenagers are determined to achieve their ambition and become professional ice skaters, alternately helped and hindered by their families and friends.

    Director:Alan Dossor
    Writer:Stephen Lowe

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  2. Screen Two Season 12 Episode 9 - Half the Picture
    9.2/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Half the Picture

    S12:E9

    A dramatized account of the Scott Inquiry about the sales of arms to Iraq.

    Director:Nicolas Kent
    Writers:John McGrath, Richard Norton-Taylor

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  3. Screen Two Season 8 Episode 7 - Truly Madly Deeply
    8.6/10(32 votes)

    #3 - Truly Madly Deeply

    S8:E7

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Screen Two Season 14 Episode 1 - Crossing the Floor
    8.5/10(77 votes)

    #4 - Crossing the Floor

    S14:E1

    Political satire closely mirroring real-life British politics of the time - a self-serving Conservative minister "crosses the floor" to join the opposition Labour Party, at a time when the Conservative Party has a majority in Parliament of just one seat.

    Director:Guy Jenkin
    Writer:Guy Jenkin

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  5. Screen Two Season 3 Episode 9 - Heaven on Earth
    8.4/10(65 votes)

    #5 - Heaven on Earth

    S3:E9

    Heaven On Earth follows several children and teens as they are sent from their homes in Wales and England to Canada. Host families await them and each child must adapt to their new surroundings, deal with their new duties and families and survive by holding into their friendships. Heaven on Earth is based on historical events and focuses on the trials and hardships of children who were unwanted but ultimately found their place in the world.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writers:Peter Pearson, Nancy Trites-Botkin

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  6. Screen Two Season 3 Episode 11 - Going Home
    8.4/10(57 votes)

    #6 - Going Home

    S3:E11

    After the Great War, thousands of Canadian troops were sent to Kinmel Park Camp in North Wales to await their return as young heroes.

    Director:Terence Ryan
    Writer:Christopher Green

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  7. Screen Two Season 10 Episode 16 - In the Cold Light of Day
    8.4/10(30 votes)

    #7 - In the Cold Light of Day

    S10:E16

    It is the late 1930s and some British households still eagerly await the arrival of electricity. When a pylon is erected in the garden, Morris's mother can't wait to show off her Swedish lumbago belt and toaster. But Morris is gripped by a deeper passion that will change his life - one that will not be illuminated for 50 years.

    Director:Richard Monks
    Writer:Richard Monks

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  8. Screen Two Season 1 Episode 9 - Space Station
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Space Station

    S1:E9

    "It's a city of glass. There are trees and flowers from all over the world. And marble. Acres of it. And in a field, there are cows as still as statues." Maria is taken to a new foster home in a magical city where she becomes sunshine, finds a statue that talks to her and meets a boy. She lives happily in a world of fantasy and imagination until one day something happens to change all that.

    Directors:Leslie Stewart, Colin Rogers
    Writer:Leslie Stewart

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  9. Screen Two Season 3 Episode 6 - Naming the Names
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #9 - Naming the Names

    S3:E6

    Finn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes back a lot further than that.

    Director:Stuart Burge
    Writer:Anne Devlin

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  10. Screen Two Season 3 Episode 12 - Quartermaine's Terms
    8.3/10(66 votes)

    #10 - Quartermaine's Terms

    S3:E12

    St. John Quartermaine, a teacher in an English language college for foreign students, his life revolving around work, seemingly without a social life of his own, is becoming increasingly absent-minded and forgetful.

    Director:Bill Hays
    Writer:Simon Gray

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  11. Screen Two Season 4 Episode 7 - Shadow On The Earth
    8.3/10(48 votes)

    #11 - Shadow On The Earth

    S4:E7

    Two brothers growing up in a small Scottish mining town become convinced the albino man living in their street is an alien. Influenced by science fiction films and the religious bigotry around them, they begin to persecute him, until one day actually get to know him.

    Director:Chris Bernard
    Writer:David Kane

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  12. Screen Two Season 5 Episode 5 - Leaving
    8.3/10(50 votes)

    #12 - Leaving

    S5:E5

    A moving, comic tale of three boys about to leave a grim Catholic School in Greenock, Scotland, who find they must each choose a different path in life as they face the future.

    Director:Sandy Johnson
    Writer:Daniel Boyle

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  13. Screen Two Season 8 Episode 3 - The Count of Solar
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #13 - The Count of Solar

    S8:E3

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Screen Two Season 10 Episode 2 - Skallagrigg
    8.3/10(81 votes)

    #14 - Skallagrigg

    S10:E2

    Back in the 'bad old days' when the physically and mentally disabled were locked away in institutions a legend grew of someone who could stand up to the authorities and help them. This charming story is how a group of disabled people went to chase that legend.

    Director:Richard Spence
    Writers:Nigel Williams, William Horwood

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  15. Screen Two Season 3 Episode 10 - Inappropriate Behaviour
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #15 - Inappropriate Behaviour

    S3:E10

    Jo teaches 'difficult' children - American style. Young Helen, one of her most rebellious pupils, teaches horse-riding - Cotswold style. Who is going to learn the most?

    Director:Paul Seed
    Writer:Andrew Davies

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  16. Screen Two Season 8 Episode 2 - Flea Bites
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Flea Bites

    S8:E2

    No description available

    Director:Alan Dossor
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Screen Two Season 8 Episode 10 - The Law Lord
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #17 - The Law Lord

    S8:E10

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Screen Two Season 10 Episode 14 - Sarafina
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #18 - Sarafina

    S10:E14

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Screen Two Season 3 Episode 3 - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
    8.1/10(93 votes)

    #19 - Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    S3:E3

    Freedom fascinates and frightens Jackie, encountering the real world for the first time in years, She clings to an ideal: 'What I want most in the whole world is to be in love and to be loved'. Reality can be harsh and unforgiving.

    Director:Adrian Shergold
    Writers:Adrian Shergold, David Snodin

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  20. Screen Two Season 11 Episode 1 - A Very Open Prison
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #20 - A Very Open Prison

    S11:E1

    Three prisoners ruin the Home Secretary's week, and provide the catalyst that threatens to topple the Government, by breaking out of a newly privatised jail.

    Director:Guy Jenkin
    Writer:Guy Jenkin

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  21. Screen Two Season 15 Episode 2 - I.D.
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #21 - I.D.

    S15:E2

    When a cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of hooligans, he finds himself being drawn to the other side.

    Director:Phil Davis
    Writer:Vincent O'Connell

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  22. Screen Two Season 6 Episode 8 - Small Zones
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #22 - Small Zones

    S6:E8

    No description available

    Director:Michael Whyte
    Writer:Jim Hawkins

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  23. Screen Two Season 7 Episode 8 - Morphine and Dolly Mixtures
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Morphine and Dolly Mixtures

    S7:E8

    A girl's childhood in the 1950s with her brutal alcoholic father.

    Director:Karl Francis
    Writer:Karl Francis

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  24. Screen Two Season 3 Episode 1 - Coast to Coast
    7.9/10(242 votes)

    #24 - Coast to Coast

    S3:E1

    Two guys meet, one American, a deserter from the US army, one Brit, and they are drawn together by their mutual love of Soul music. Neither being gainfully employed they decide to start a mobile disco service for fellow soul lovers, which leads them to buy an ice cream van, and the adventure begins. Before long they find themselves on the run from the bad guys and the police.

    Director:Sandy Johnson
    Writer:Stan Hey

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  25. Screen Two Season 5 Episode 6 - Virtuoso
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Virtuoso

    S5:E6

    In 1962, the young pianist, John Ogdon wins international success in Moscow and embarks on a whirlwind career. Ten years later, he suffers the onset of mental illness that threatens to destroy his playing, marriage and sanity.

    Director:Tony Smith
    Writers:William Humble, Brenda Lucas

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Best Episodes Summary

"Ice Dance" is the best rated episode of "Screen Two". It scored 9.2/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Alan Dossor and written by Stephen Lowe, it aired on 3/12/1989. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Half the Picture".