The Best Episodes of Screen Two Season 3

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(242 votes)

   #1 - Coast to Coast

   S3:E11/4/1987

   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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   Director:Sandy Johnson

   Writer:Stan Hey
2. 

   6.1/10(264 votes)

   #2 - Blunt: The Fourth Man

   S3:E21/11/1987

   The story of Anthony Blunt, the "fourth man" in a notorious 1951 spy scandal.

   Director:John Glenister

   Writer:Robin Chapman

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   Director:John Glenister

   Writer:Robin Chapman
3. 

   8.1/10(93 votes)

   #3 - Will You Love Me Tomorrow

   S3:E31/18/1987

   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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   Director:Adrian Shergold

   Writers:Adrian Shergold, David Snodin
4. 

   7.5/10(117 votes)

   #4 - After Pilkington

   S3:E41/25/1987

   What's happened to Pilkington? James doesn't much care, he's far more interested in renewing acquaintance with the girl he silently adored as a teenager - but maybe she knows something.

   Director:Christopher Morahan

   Writer:Simon Gray

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   Director:Christopher Morahan

   Writer:Simon Gray
5. 

   7.1/10(357 votes)

   #5 - East of Ipswich

   S3:E52/1/1987

   Michael Palin's nostalgic comedy about a family holiday at a Suffolk seaside resort. Richard Burrill, a 17-year-old, is reluctantly dragged to Southwold with his parents, where he meets Edwin, another teenager who has very definite ideas about how to enjoy himself, and a young Dutch girl with an eye for the boys.

   Director:Tristram Powell

   Writer:Michael Palin

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   Director:Tristram Powell

   Writer:Michael Palin
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   8.3/10(21 votes)

   #6 - Naming the Names

   S3:E62/8/1987

   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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   Director:Stuart Burge

   Writer:Anne Devlin
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   5.4/10(1099 votes)

   #7 - Northanger Abbey

   S3:E72/15/1987

   Teenage Catherine enjoys reading Gothic Novels. She visits Bath and meets Henry and his sister Eleanor. Upon returning home, Eleanor invites Catherine as her companion. There Catherine's begins to suspect a dark secret at Northanger Abbey.

   Director:Giles Foster

   Writer:Maggie Wadey

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   Director:Giles Foster

   Writer:Maggie Wadey
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   7.0/10(61 votes)

   #8 - Visitors

   S3:E82/22/1987

   This production for the BBC-2's "Screen Two" series was the last of Dennis Potter's "one-shot, one-slot" plays for television. It had its origins in Potter's 1983 play "Sufficient Carbohydrate," about two middle-aged executives, one English, one American, who both work for the same multinational food company. Together, they vacation with their wives on a Greek island. In the TV adaptation, British businessman Jack becomes bitter as he faces the prospect of seeing his family company taken over by an American corporation. On a holiday at an Italian villa with his new manager, Eddie, he begins to stir up antagonism prompting Eddie's son Clayton to fantasize a murderous outcome.

   Director:Piers Haggard

   Writer:Dennis Potter

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   Director:Piers Haggard

   Writer:Dennis Potter
9. 

   8.4/10(65 votes)

   #9 - Heaven on Earth

   S3:E93/1/1987

   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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   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Peter Pearson, Nancy Trites-Botkin
10. 

    8.2/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Inappropriate Behaviour

    S3:E103/8/1987

    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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    Director:Paul Seed

    Writer:Andrew Davies
11. 

    8.4/10(57 votes)

    #11 - Going Home

    S3:E113/15/1987

    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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    Director:Terence Ryan

    Writer:Christopher Green
12. 

    8.3/10(66 votes)

    #12 - Quartermaine's Terms

    S3:E123/22/1987

    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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    Director:Bill Hays

    Writer:Simon Gray
13. 

    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - On the Palm

    S3:E134/5/1987

    Fledge needs a job. He'll take anything. And when Dawlish gives him strange errands to run, for cash in hand, strictly 'on the palm', it's a welcome change from the dole. Until he finds himself digging dirt on an old friend.

    Director:Michael Whyte

    Writer:Dave Sheasby

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    Director:Michael Whyte

    Writer:Dave Sheasby
14. 

    6.2/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Hedgehog Wedding

    S3:E144/17/1987

    Mr and Mrs Desmond Howard Jones invite you to the wedding of their daughter Mariella to Dominic Frazer.

    Director:Tim King

    Writer:Elizabeth Spender

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    Director:Tim King

    Writer:Elizabeth Spender
15. 

    6.2/10(28 votes)

    #15 - The Children of Dynmouth

    S3:E154/19/1987

    Easter holidays in the charming seaside town of Dynmouth. The fair has come to town with roundabouts, the big wheel and a spot-the-talent contest. And Timothy Gedge wants to make people laugh - but he needs props.

    Director:Peter Hammond

    Writer:William Trevor

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    Director:Peter Hammond

    Writer:William Trevor