Screen Two 1985
★ 7.1/10 · 7 votes Drama 15 seasons · 168 eps Ended
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What is Screen Two?
Screen Two is a British television anthology drama series produced by the BBC. The series was transmitted on BBC2 from 1985 to 1998.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1985
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 168
- First aired
- Jan 6, 1985
- Last aired
- Jan 1, 1998
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC Two
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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Screen Two is a British television anthology drama series produced by the BBC. The series was transmitted on BBC2 from 1985 to 1998. It is a series of single made-for-television dramas. The series was overseen by Kenith Trodd, who joined the BBC team in 1984 and led the transition from BBC studio plays to the Screen One and Screen Two anthology series. Screen Two is not to be confused with a run of films shown on BBC2 under the billing Screen 2 between April 1977 and March 1978. The series consists of one-off dramas made especially for television. Episode guides for the series are available, including a guide on the BBC website. The series features a range of dramas, including the episode Midnight Movie, which explores passionate and long forgotten memories stirred after a midnight movie on television.
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“This British anthology series features a collection of unique, one-off dramas produced by the BBC.”
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- diverse storytelling
- high production quality
- classic bbc drama
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- inconsistent episode themes
- varied narrative styles
Watch it if you enjoy standalone television dramas that explore a wide range of subjects.
The series consists of individual dramas which may vary in tone and thematic content.
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Season 1 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Contact Mytharc Jan 6, 1985
- E2 Poppyland Core Jan 13, 1985
- E3 Unfair Exchanges Core Jan 20, 1985
- E4 Knockback (1) Core Jan 27, 1985
- E5 Knockback (2) Core Feb 3, 1985
- E6 Lent Core Feb 10, 1985
- E7 The Unknown Soldier Core Feb 17, 1985
- E8 The Burston Rebellion Core Feb 24, 1985
- E9 Space Station Mytharc Mar 3, 1985
- E10 In the Secret State Mytharc Mar 10, 1985
Season 2 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The McGuffin Mytharc Jan 12, 1986
- E2 The Silent Twins Core Jan 19, 1986
- E3 Time After Time Core Jan 26, 1986
- E4 Frankie and Johnnie Core Feb 2, 1986
- E5 Honest, Decent and True Core Feb 9, 1986
- E6 Song of Experience Core Feb 16, 1986
- E7 Insurance Man Core Feb 23, 1986
- E8 Hotel du Lac Core Mar 2, 1986
- E9 The Russian Soldier Core Mar 9, 1986
- E10 Blood Hunt Core Mar 16, 1986
- E11 Shergar Core Mar 23, 1986
- E12 Hard Travelling Mytharc Mar 30, 1986
- E13 Double Image Mytharc Apr 6, 1986
Season 3 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Coast to Coast Mytharc Jan 4, 1987
- E2 Blunt: The Fourth Man Core Jan 11, 1987
- E3 Will You Love Me Tomorrow Core Jan 18, 1987
- E4 After Pilkington Core Jan 25, 1987
- E5 East of Ipswich Core Feb 1, 1987
- E6 Naming the Names Core Feb 8, 1987
- E7 Northanger Abbey Core Feb 15, 1987
- E8 Visitors Core Feb 22, 1987
- E9 Heaven on Earth Core Mar 1, 1987
- E10 Inappropriate Behaviour Core Mar 8, 1987
- E11 Going Home Core Mar 15, 1987
- E12 Quartermaine's Terms Core Mar 22, 1987
- E13 On the Palm Core Apr 5, 1987
- E14 Hedgehog Wedding Mytharc Apr 17, 1987
- E15 The Children of Dynmouth Mytharc Apr 19, 1987
Season 4 · 11 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Vision Mytharc Jan 9, 1988
- E2 Dead Lucky Core Jan 17, 1988
- E3 Sweet As You Are Core Jan 24, 1988
- E4 Stanley Spencer Core Jan 31, 1988
- E5 Border Core Feb 7, 1988
- E6 Love Birds Core Mar 6, 1988
- E7 Shadow On The Earth Core Mar 13, 1988
- E8 Reasonable Force Mytharc Mar 27, 1988
- E9 The Temptation of Eileen Hughes Core Apr 3, 1988
- E10 Lucky Sunil Mytharc Apr 17, 1988
- E11 Run for the Lifeboat Mytharc Apr 24, 1988
Season 5 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Death of a Son Mytharc Jan 8, 1989
- E2 Angel Voices Core Jan 15, 1989
- E3 Flying in the Branches Core Jan 22, 1989
- E4 Words of Love Core Jan 29, 1989
- E5 Leaving Core Feb 5, 1989
- E6 Virtuoso Core Feb 12, 1989
- E7 The Picnic Core Feb 19, 1989
- E8 The Firm Core Feb 26, 1989
- E9 Here Is the News Core Mar 3, 1989
- E10 Ice Dance Core Mar 12, 1989
- E11 Sitting Targets Mytharc Mar 19, 1989
- E12 Defrosting the Fridge Mytharc Mar 26, 1989
Season 6 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Old Flames Mytharc Jan 14, 1990
- E2 The Man from the Pru Core Jan 21, 1990
- E3 Drowning in the Shallow End Core Jan 28, 1990
- E4 Close Relations Core Feb 4, 1990
- E5 The Impossible Spy Core Feb 11, 1990
- E6 He's Asking for Me Core Feb 18, 1990
- E7 Sometime in August Core Feb 25, 1990
- E8 Small Zones Core Mar 4, 1990
- E9 Circles of Deceit Core Mar 11, 1990
- E10 The Lorelei Core Mar 18, 1990
- E11 Children Crossing Mytharc Mar 25, 1990
- E12 The Kremlin Farewell Mytharc Apr 1, 1990
Season 7 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Heading Home Mytharc Jan 13, 1991
- E2 Hallelujah Anyhow Core Jan 27, 1991
- E3 Korczak Core Feb 3, 1991
- E4 Fellow Traveller Mytharc Feb 10, 1991
- E5 102 Boulevard Haussmann Core Feb 17, 1991
- E6 A Private Life Core Feb 24, 1991
- E7 The Laughter of God Core Mar 3, 1991
- E8 Morphine and Dolly Mixtures Core Mar 10, 1991
- E9 Do Not Disturb Core Mar 17, 1991
- E10 Dreaming Core Mar 24, 1991
- E11 They Never Slept Mytharc Mar 31, 1991
- E12 Aimée Mytharc Apr 7, 1991
Season 8 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Grass Arena Mytharc Jan 19, 1992
- E2 Flea Bites Core Jan 26, 1992
- E3 The Count of Solar Core Feb 2, 1992
- E4 The Lost Language of Cranes Core Feb 9, 1992
- E5 The Object of Beauty Core Feb 16, 1992
- E6 My Sister-Wife Core Feb 23, 1992
- E7 Truly Madly Deeply Core Mar 1, 1992
- E8 Common Pursuit Core Mar 8, 1992
- E9 Utz Core Mar 15, 1992
- E10 The Law Lord Core Mar 22, 1992
- E11 The Last Romantics Core Mar 29, 1992
- E12 Enchanted April Mytharc Apr 5, 1992
- E13 Memento Mori Mytharc Apr 19, 1992
Season 9 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Clothes in the Wardrobe Mytharc Dec 23, 1993
- E2 Edward II Core Dec 30, 1993
- E3 The Long Roads Core Jan 31, 1993
- E4 Femme Fatale Core Feb 7, 1993
- E5 Dead Romantic Core Feb 14, 1993
- E6 The Cormorant Core Feb 21, 1993
- E7 Prague Core Feb 28, 1993
- E8 Voices in the Garden Core Mar 7, 1993
- E9 Maria's Child Core Mar 28, 1993
- E10 The Snapper Core Apr 2, 1993
- E11 The Trial Core Dec 19, 1993
- E12 The Railway Station Man Core Dec 30, 1993
- E99 Delete Mytharc Apr 12, 1992
Season 10 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Genghis Cohn Mytharc Mar 2, 1994
- E2 Skallagrigg Core Mar 9, 1994
- E3 All Things Bright and Beautiful Core Mar 16, 1994
- E4 The Reflecting Skin Core Mar 23, 1994
- E5 O Mary This London Core Mar 30, 1994
- E6 Dirtysomething Core Apr 6, 1994
- E7 Return to Blood River Core Apr 13, 1994
- E8 Henri Core Apr 20, 1994
- E9 Zinky Boys Go Underground Mytharc Apr 27, 1994
- E10 Ethan Frome Core May 4, 1994
- E11 Hope in the Year Two Core May 11, 1994
- E12 Sin Bin Mytharc May 18, 1994
- E13 Men of the Month Core May 25, 1994
- E14 Sarafina Core Jun 1, 1994
- E15 A Landing on the Sun Core Jun 8, 1994
- E16 In the Cold Light of Day Core Jun 15, 1994
- E17 Criminal Core Jun 22, 1994
- E18 Midnight Movie Mytharc Dec 26, 1994
- E19 The Blue Boy Mytharc Jan 2, 1996
Season 11 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 A Very Open Prison Mytharc Mar 26, 1995
- E2 Life After Life Core Apr 2, 1995
- E3 Persuasion Core Apr 16, 1995
- E4 Crazy for a Kiss Core Apr 23, 1995
- E5 The Absence of War Core May 18, 1995
- E6 Mrs. Hartley and the Growth Centre Core May 21, 1995
- E7 Black Easter Core Jun 4, 1995
- E8 Bliss Mytharc Jun 11, 1995
- E9 Nervous Energy Mytharc Jun 18, 1995
Season 12 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Great Moments in Aviation Mytharc Nov 11, 1995
- E2 Priest Core Nov 18, 1995
- E3 Streetlife Core Nov 25, 1995
- E4 Nervous Energy Core Dec 2, 1995
- E5 Saigon Baby Core Dec 16, 1995
- E6 The Hawk Core Dec 24, 1995
- E7 The Hour of the Pig Core Dec 26, 1995
- E8 Return of the Native Mytharc Dec 31, 1995
- E9 Half the Picture Mytharc Feb 18, 1996
Season 13 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Captives Mytharc May 11, 1996
- E2 A Man of No Importance Core May 18, 1996
- E3 The Cement Garden Mytharc May 25, 1996
- E4 Bad Boy Blues Core Jun 1, 1996
- E5 The Precious Blood Mytharc Jun 8, 1996
- E6 Century Mytharc Jun 15, 1996
Season 14 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Crossing the Floor Mytharc Oct 5, 1996
- E2 Deadly Voyage Core Oct 12, 1996
- E3 Loving Core Oct 19, 1996
- E4 Flowers of the Forest Core Oct 26, 1996
- E5 Look Me in the Eye Core Nov 2, 1996
- E6 Dallas Doll Mytharc Nov 16, 1996
- E7 Burn Your Phone Mytharc Dec 31, 1996
Season 15 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Stonewall Mytharc May 17, 1997
- E2 I.D. Core Jun 1, 1997
- E3 Stone, Scissors, Paper Core Jun 7, 1997
- E4 Butterfly Kiss Core Jun 14, 1997
- E5 Brothers in Trouble Core Jun 21, 1997
- E6 Mothertime Mytharc Dec 28, 1997
- E7 Small Faces Mytharc Jan 1, 1998
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Frequently asked questions
What is Screen Two?
It is a British television anthology series featuring single made-for-television dramas.
Who produced the series?
The series was produced by the BBC.
When was the series broadcast?
The series was transmitted on BBC2 from 1985 until 1998.
Is it a continuous story?
No, it is an anthology series consisting of individual, one-off dramas.
Where can I find episode information?
Episode guides and summaries are available through television archives and the BBC program website.
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