Episode 1
Cannondrum
Mar 30, 1987
Episode 2
Snap
Apr 6, 1987
Peter's dad reluctantly gives him a lift to some marshlands for a school photography project. Yet why is Peter able to see a mysterious hooded figure at the site, but it's unseen by his dad?
Episode 3
The Horrible Story
Apr 13, 1987
Bobby is given a tent from his uncle, and plans to sleep in it overnight with his friend Allan. Yet their plans are disrupted by Bobby's younger brother Christopher tagging along, so they try to scare him away with a "horrible story".
Episode 4
My Friend Julie
Apr 27, 1987
A story told entirely in song of the difficult friendship between two teenage girls who both love the same boy.
Episode 5
The Creature Beyond Torches' End
May 11, 1987
Because his parents are constantly arguing, Henry takes his desire for adventure and dinosaurs into his own hands. He follows the path under his bedclothes into a fantastic world.
Episode 6
My Mum's a Courgette
May 18, 1987
Episode 7
Brainwaves
Jun 8, 1987
Karen has enrolled on a communications course in a college for school underachievers. She spends her nights fantasising about a rebellious classmate, but her epilepsy causes her problems fitting in with the rest of her class.
Episode 8
Undertow of the Armada
Jun 15, 1987
Episode 9
Stan's First Night
Jun 22, 1987
In 1906, Stan Jefferson is given the chance to perform on stage for the first time ever at a theatre in Glasgow. The events of this night set Stan on a path that will eventually lead to becoming the Stan Laurel we know and love of Laurel & Hardy fame.
Episode 10
Living Doll
Jun 29, 1987
When Dawn's mother wants to work full-time, it leads to arguments between her parents. So, in her imagination, she creates the perfect couple out of her dolls. Or so she thinks.
Episode 11
Peter
Jul 3, 1987
Since the death of his father in the Falklands War, Paul has become increasingly withdrawn. One day, while fishing, he meets a strange boy named Peter who challenges him.
Episode 12
The Halt
Jul 6, 1987
Football hooligans get their comeuppance when they find themselves abandoned on a deserted railway station where strange things happen and voices make arrival announcements for trains that never come.
Episode 13
Mr Magus is Waiting for You
A repeat screening of a three-part "Middle English" story from 1986, repackaged as a single episode and presented under the Dramarama banner.
Episode 14
A Spirited Performance
Aug 10, 1987
Two boys stumble into a chaotic medieval film production and help out. But then they should look for a mystical sword.
Episode 15
Badger on the Barge
Aug 24, 1987
Episode 16
Badger on the Barge
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