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ScreenPlay

1986 – 1993Show8 seasons87 episodes

Drama
62
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5
62
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5

Summary

Screenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993.

Good for

  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults
  • Public viewing safe

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Not for scares, laughs or adrenaline.

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ScreenPlay episodes

8 seasons · 87 episodes

  1. S1 E3 Brick Is Beautiful, 8.0
  2. S1 E5 Drums Along Balmoral Drive, 7.4
  3. S1 E9 The Marlowe Inquest, 7.7
  4. S1 E11 Shift Work, 8.6
  1. S2 E1 The Trial of Klaus Barbie, 6.8
  2. S2 E4 Cariani and the Courtesans, 7.4
  3. S2 E6 White Lady, 6.6
  4. S2 E7 The Shutter Falls, 8.4
  5. S2 E8 Christine, 7.3
  6. S2 E10 Road, 7.9
  1. S3 E8 The Black and Blue Lamp, 8.0
  2. S3 E11 Starlings, 8.6
  1. S4 E1 Testimony of a Child, 6.4
  2. S4 E8 The Spirit of Man, 9.1
  3. S4 E10 The Hen House, 6.6
  1. S5 E1 Amongst Barbarians, 8.1
  2. S5 E2 Antonia and Jane, 7.1
  3. S5 E3 Night Voice, 6.6
  4. S5 E4 The Englishman's Wife, 5.3
  5. S5 E5 The Land of Dreams, 6.7
  6. S5 E9 Wedded, 8.3
  7. S5 E11 Needle, 7.8
  1. S6 E1 Redemption, 7.6
  2. S6 E2 Broke, 8.3
  3. S6 E5 Murder in Oakland, 6.0
  4. S6 E10 Journey to Knock, 8.2
  1. S7 E1 The Countess Alice, 7.9
  2. S7 E2 Force of Duty, 7.3
  3. S7 E3 Bad Girl, 7.5
  4. S7 E5 Man to Man, 7.7
  5. S7 E6 Death and the Compass, 6.7
  6. S7 E9 A Little Bit of Lippy, 6.5
  7. S7 E10 Dread Poets Society, 7.0
  8. S7 E13 You, Me & Marley, 7.4
  1. S8 E1 Love Lies Bleeding/L'Inconnue de Belfast, 8.0
  2. S8 E3 The Vision Thing, 7.6
  3. S8 E4 Safe, 7.8
  4. S8 E6 Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles, 6.7

Cast

24 of 285 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
David Wheatley, Danny Boyle, Jane Howell
Written by
William Trevor, Andy Armitage, Jim Cartwright

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

July 9, 1986 · October 27, 1993 · Ended

First aired
July 9, 1986
Last aired
October 27, 1993
Status
Ended
Length
8 seasons · 87 episodes
Content
Strong Language
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom

Tropes

If I Can't Have You…, Downer Ending, Off with His Head! +9

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is ScreenPlay worth watching?"

Questions about ScreenPlay

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is ScreenPlay worth watching?

62
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62 (IMDb 6.5).

Which season of ScreenPlay is best?

Season 3, with an IMDb average of 8.4. Season 5 is the weakest at 7.2. The highest-rated episode is The Spirit of Man (season 4, episode 8) at 9.1, and the lowest is A Little Bit of Lippy (season 7, episode 9) at 6.5.

How long does it take to watch ScreenPlay?

131 h

About 131 hours: 87 episodes in 8 seasons of about 90 minutes each, aired from 1986 to 1993.

Is ScreenPlay plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.