ScreenPlay(1986)
Overview
Screenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one named "Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands" starring Robbie Coltrane as English writer Samuel Johnson who in the autumn of 1773, visits the Hebrides off the north-west coast of Scotland. That episode was directed by John Byrne and co-starred John Sessions and Celia Imrie.
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No imageSeason 1
13 episodes • 1986
Season 1
13 episodes • 1986
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All Together Now | Jul 9, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Daylight Robbery | Jul 16, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Brick Is Beautiful | Jul 23, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Knowing the Score | Jul 30, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Drums Along Balmoral Drive | Aug 6, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Asinamali | Aug 13, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 7 | In Traction | Aug 20, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Mozart Inquest | Aug 27, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Marlowe Inquest | Sep 3, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Blood, Sweat and Tears | Sep 10, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Shift Work | Sep 24, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Paying Guests - Part 1 | Oct 1, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Paying Guests - Part 2 | Oct 2, 1986 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
10 episodes • 1987
Season 2
10 episodes • 1987
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Trial of Klaus Barbie | Jul 15, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Land | Jul 22, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lily My Love | Jul 29, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Carianai and the Courtesans | Aug 5, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Our Lady Blue | Aug 12, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 6 | White lady | Aug 26, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Shutter Falls | Sep 16, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Christine | Sep 23, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Interrogation of John | Sep 30, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Road | Oct 7, 1987 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
11 episodes • 1988
Season 3
11 episodes • 1988
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Further Cause for Concern | Jul 13, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Woman Alone | Jul 20, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Burning Ambition | Jul 27, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Eskimos Do it | Aug 3, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Out Of Love | Aug 10, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Home Front | Aug 24, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Between The Cracks | Aug 31, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Black and Blue Lamp | Sep 7, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Diary of Rita Patel | Sep 14, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Edvard | Sep 20, 1988 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Starlings | Sep 28, 1988 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 4
12 episodes • 1989
Season 4
12 episodes • 1989
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Testimony of a Child | Jul 5, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 2 | A Night on the Tyne | Jul 12, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Loving Hazel | Jul 19, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Attractions | Jul 26, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Chinese Whispers | Aug 2, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Act | Aug 9, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Scout | Aug 16, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Spirit of Man | Aug 23, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Beyond the Pale | Aug 30, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Hen House | Sep 6, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Seeing in the Dark | Sep 13, 1989 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Small Mourning | Sep 20, 1989 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 5
13 episodes • 1990
Season 5
13 episodes • 1990
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amongst Barbarians | Jul 11, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Antonia and Jane | Jul 18, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Night Voice | Jul 25, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Englishman's Wife | Aug 1, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Land of Dreams | Aug 8, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Keeping Tom Nice | Aug 15, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Safe House | Aug 22, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Afters | Aug 29, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Wedded | Aug 29, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Available Light | Sep 5, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Needle | Sep 12, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Shoot the Revolution | Dec 16, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | August Saturday | Dec 29, 1990 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 6
10 episodes • 1991
Season 6
10 episodes • 1991
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redemption | Jul 3, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Broke | Jul 10, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Events at Drimaghleen | Jul 17, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Fallout Guy | Jul 24, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Murder in Oakland | Jul 31, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Hour of the Lynx | Aug 14, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Clubland | Aug 28, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Arise and Go Now | Sep 4, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Message to Major | Sep 11, 1991 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Journey to Knock | Sep 18, 1991 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 7
12 episodes • 1992
Season 7
12 episodes • 1992
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Countess Alice | Jul 1, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Force of Duty | Jul 8, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bad Girl | Jul 15, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bitter Harvest | Jul 22, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Man to Man | Jul 29, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Death and the Compass | Aug 5, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dread Poets Society | Aug 12, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Buying a Landslide | Sep 2, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Continental Drift | Sep 9, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Little Bit of Lippy | Sep 16, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Small Metal Jacket | Sep 23, 1992 | 0.0 |
| 12 | You, Me and Marley | Sep 30, 1992 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 8
6 episodes • 1993
Season 8
6 episodes • 1993
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Lies Bleeding/L'Inconnue de Belfast | Sep 22, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Merrihill Millionaires | Sep 29, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Vision Thing | Oct 6, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Safe | Oct 13, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Not Even God Is Wise Enough | Oct 20, 1993 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles | Oct 27, 1993 | 0.0 |
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