Terror

S07 E01 • Thursday, Nov 5, 1987 • Nov 5 • 40m

How three people's lives were permanently affected by the TWA plane hi-jack.

Girls Apart

S07 E02 • Thursday, Nov 12, 1987 • Nov 12 • 40m

Two South African school-girls, one black, one white - their contrasting attitudes and lives.

Love at First Sight

S07 E03 • Thursday, Nov 19, 1987 • Nov 19 • 40m

Five couples describe what happened when they first met - and the long-term consequences.

Poor Man's Eton

S07 E04 • Thursday, Nov 26, 1987 • Nov 26 • 40m

The only inner London Education Authority boarding school, in a Suffolk country house.

East Side Story

S07 E05 • Thursday, Dec 3, 1987 • Dec 3 • 40m

Two contrasting 26-year-olds in London's newly-developing Docklands.

The Case of Sherlock Holmes

S07 E06 • Thursday, Dec 10, 1987 • Dec 10 • 40m

Tim Piggot-Smith investigates the famous sleuth of 221b Baker Street.

Party Time

S07 E07 • Thursday, Dec 17, 1987 • Dec 17 • 40m

Seven entertaining parties.

Catch a Fallen Star

S07 E08 • Wednesday, Dec 23, 1987 • Dec 23 • 40m

A portrait of the once-famous British singer, dancer and film star, Jesse Matthews.

Convictions

S07 E09 • Thursday, Jan 7, 1988 • Jan 7 • 40m

If You Love Him, Let Him Go

S07 E10 • Thursday, Jan 14, 1988 • Jan 14 • 40m

Dilemmas faced by parents of mentally handicapped offspring who reach childhood and independence.

Jackpot

S07 E11 • Thursday, Jan 21, 1988 • Jan 21 • 40m

Three young adults addicted to gambling on fruit machines, with disastrous results.

Scarfe's Follies

S07 E12 • Thursday, Jan 28, 1988 • Jan 28 • 40m

Scarfe's Follies with Bob Geldof, Jane Asher, Terry Jones, Ian McKellen, Robin Bailey, Julian Glover, Marcia Warren, John Bird, John Challis, John Watts, Nellie the elephant and Ivy the camel. Gerald Scarfe records the follies of man in his cartoons. Now he wants to create his own folly. But what are follies - and why did eccentrics build them? Surrounded by high-kicking follies girls and borne by noble beasts, Scarfe sets off on a quest of discovery. He encounters a naughty vicar who built a folly garden for his gypsy girlfriend; a Welshman who burned his own son; a politician who got voters drunk; a man whose house resembles a jungle; and 'Mad Jack' Fuller, who built a steeple overnight to win a wager, and was buried in a pyramid with a bottle of port and a cold chicken. And as all the best follies contained a resident hermit, Scarfe advertises for one in the Times - with startling results.

Thames Wallah

S07 E13 • Thursday, Feb 4, 1988 • Feb 4 • 40m

A specialist with the Thames Water Authority attempts to clean up the Ganges.

Changing Places

S07 E14 • Thursday, Feb 11, 1988 • Feb 11 • 40m

Ten pupils from an independent public school (Rugby) and a state comprehensive school (Ruffwood) exchange places and lives.

Diary of a Frontliner

S07 E15 • Thursday, Feb 18, 1988 • Feb 18 • 40m

A self-operated video camera was set up in Peter Tilson's home to record a personal diary in his battle with AIDS.

Annie Doesn't Work Here Any More

S07 E16 • Thursday, Feb 25, 1988 • Feb 25 • 40m

Annie, a nurse from Manchester, leaves the NHS to set up a new life as a nurse in Los Angeles.

The Great North Road

S07 E17 • Thursday, Mar 3, 1988 • Mar 3 • 40m

Lucinda Lambton travels along the Great North Road, the backbone of Britain that links London to Edinburgh, discovering many weird and wonderful delights en route.

I, Alison...

S07 E18 • Thursday, Mar 10, 1988 • Mar 10 • 40m

The story of a remarkable young woman. It's Alison French's wedding day. She's 24 - vivacious, candid, attractive, with a warm smile and a lively sense of humour. Alison, professionally qualified as a youth worker, is marrying Mark John. What makes her wedding different is that she's an athetoid spastic - her body's never still, and she has difficulty with her speech. Seven years ago, 40 Minutes made an acclaimed film about Alison, telling of her bid to gain independence in the able-bodied world. Tonight's follow-up is a passionate love story. But in marrying the man she loves, Alison has to leave her family in Watford, set up a new home in South Wales, and adapt to being a clergyman's wife. Her heart is still set on finding an independent job. The harsh reality is that despite her skills and rare qualities, she may face rejection. But Alison doesn't give up easily...

Children of the Open Road

S07 E19 • Thursday, Mar 17, 1988 • Mar 17 • 40m

Catrine Clay presents the disturbing story of gypsy children abducted from their parents in clean and ordered Switzerland.

Five Go to Florida

S07 E20 • Thursday, Mar 24, 1988 • Mar 24 • 40m

Perhaps the last holiday for a group of children, some of whom are gravely ill. They fulfil their dream of visiting Disney World.

Who Will Love Billy?

S07 E21 • Thursday, Apr 7, 1988 • Apr 7 • 40m

A 13-year-old boy hopes to be adopted by Dave, a single man of 42 - but things go wrong.

Who Needs a Machine Gunner?

S07 E22 • Thursday, Apr 14, 1988 • Apr 14 • 40m

Long-term unemployment in rural Herefordshire.

Women in Black

S07 E23 • Thursday, Apr 21, 1988 • Apr 21 • 40m

Three widows at different stages of their recovery.

My African Farm

S07 E24 • Thursday, Apr 28, 1988 • Apr 28 • 40m

An old white woman colonial settler staying on in up-country Kenya.

Separate Tables

S07 E25 • Thursday, May 5, 1988 • May 5 • 40m

An old-fashioned sea-side hotel, with many retired residents, is to be refurbished. The residents must go.

Waiting

S07 E26 • Thursday, May 12, 1988 • May 12 • 40m

Two people are waiting on an NHS hospital waiting list - one for a minor operation, the other for a major one.

Mixed Blessings

S07 E27 • Thursday, May 19, 1988 • May 19 • 40m

The story of a mix-up in a Nottingham nursing-home. Margaret Wheeler and Blanche Rylatt each gave birth to a baby girl on the same day. Margaret is convinced that she was given the wrong baby.