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ScreenPlay•Season 3•Episode 8

The Black and Blue Lamp

8.0/10 · 28 votesSep 7, 1988

Ranked #2 of 2 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

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In 1949, Tom Riley is arrested for the murder of PC George Dixon. As he awaits interrogation at the station, he is mysteriously transported into an episode of "The Filth", a 1988 police series where the hard men rule.

Directed byGuy Slater

Written byArthur Ellis

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Seasons8

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Season 3 Episodes11

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No Further Cause for Concern

A Woman Alone

Burning Ambition

Eskimos Do it

Out Of Love

Home Front

Between The Cracks

The Black and Blue Lamp

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The Diary of Rita Patel

Edvard

Starlings

Crew2

Arthur Ellis

Writer

Guy Slater

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Black and Blue Lamp" is episode 8 of ScreenPlay season 3. It scored 8.0/10 from 28 votes, ranking #2 of 2 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Guy Slater and written by Arthur Ellis, it aired on September 7, 1988.

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