Screen Two

Series 9

In 1984 Kenith Trodd joined BBC team responding to Channel 4 releases, leading to transition from BBC studio plays to Screen One/Two anthology series. Trodd oversaw first group of titles in these series in 1985.

Where to Watch Screen Two • Series 9

13 Episodes

The Clothes in the Wardrobe
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The Clothes in the WardrobeMargaret would really rather become a nun than a housewife, but the wedding is all arranged, the guests have begun to arrive, so what can be done?
Edward II
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Edward II
The Long Roads
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The Long RoadsPoignant love story that follows a cantankerous elderly Highlander and his wife on a journey of discovery. Learning that Kitty is ill with cancer, they set off to visit their children, now geographically and socially miles apart.
Femme Fatale
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Femme FataleThe tantalizing beauty and vivacity of the irresistible Maddalena has a devastating effect on nearly every man she meets - sometimes with unfortunate fatal results for those concerned. Everywhere she goes, Maddalena leaves a trail of bodies behind her, but it's not her fault really - it's just that men find it very, very, easy to fall in love (or lust) with her.
Dead Romantic
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Dead Romantic
The Cormorant
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The Cormorant
Prague
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Prague
Voices in the Garden
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Voices in the Garden
Maria's Child
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Maria's Child
The Snapper
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The SnapperTwenty-year-old Irish lass Sharon Curley (Tina Kellegher) still lives at home with her mom (Ruth McCabe), dad (Colm Meaney) and many siblings. But notoriety in her small town suddenly arrives in the unlikeliest of forms when, after a boozy night on the town, she becomes pregnant and refuses to divulge the identity of the baby's father. Eventually, the not-so-proud dad is exposed, bringing new levels of embarrassment and complication to the devout Roman Catholic Curley household.
The Trial
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The TrialHarold Pinter's screen adaptation of Franz Kafka's enigmatic masterpiece. The story of a man who gets drawn into a world of lies and corruption as he seeks to prove his innocence.
The Railway Station Man
A12
The Railway Station Man
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