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BBC Two · Ended

1990

Drama, Thriller · 1977

Last aired: S2 E8, What Pleases the Prince · 1978-04-10

Political thriller set in the nightmare, dystopian future of 1990.

Cast

Season 2

E1 Pentagons 1978-02-20 · 50 min A 'pentagon', one of a growing army of dissident groups, prepares to take on the PCD. Meanwhile the Department's new boss is a former lover of Kyle who tries to locate his informer.
E2 The Market Price 1978-02-27 · 50 min When the government clamps down on illicit suppliers as food in shops becomes scarce, Kyle acts on information from a source on the inside to get to the truth.
E3 Trapline 1978-03-06 · 50 min Kyle is taken in by the police commissioner and asked to investigate Careguard, a private security company. A deal is struck, but can the Commissioner be trusted?
E4 Ordeal by Small Brown Envelope 1978-03-13 · 50 min The PCD turns the heat up on Kyle when more dissenting criticism is printed and they begin Authorised Systematic Harassment. But has the PCD gone too far this time?
E5 Hire and Fire 1978-03-20 · 50 min Kyle investigates an extortion network involving non-citizens and in doing so manages to turn the tables on the PCD.
E6 You'll Never Walk Alone 1978-03-27 · 50 min A chess champion is refused a visa to leave the country and a ‘pentagon' hatch a plot for a kidnap. Kyle makes the connection and investigates.
E7 Young Sparks 1978-04-03 · 50 min Kyle is taken in and interrogated by the PCD about his involvement in the kidnap plan. Meanwhile, the dissident organisations up their plans for revolt.
E8 What Pleases the Prince 1978-04-10 · 50 min The dissident's tactics are bearing fruit and the PCD begins to crack. Have Kyle and the dissidents finally finished the PCD for good - and what does this mean for him?

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