Series 12

1. Great Moments in Aviation

November 11, 1995

Desire turns deadly as an intricate web of lies and betrayal unfolds on a voyage aboard a luxurious ocean liner. The journey begins when a naive young woman finds romance in the arms of a dashing stranger who could be a dangerous criminal.

2. Priest

November 18, 1995

A homosexual Catholic priest finds out during confessional that a young girl is being sexually abused by her father, and has to decide how to deal with both that secret and his own.

3. Streetlife

November 25, 1995 · 1h 38m

Single mother Jo, in the middle of a tempestuous love affair with a married man, is pregnant. When he starts to mess her around and her mother is taken ill, Jo's life starts to crumble.

4. Nervous Energy

December 2, 1995

Tom is a young man with AIDS living in London with his lover Ira. The disease has exaggerated Toms nervous energy and in his manic state he suddenly decides to go to Glasgow to visit the family he hasn't seen in ten years. His brother Ian is thoroughly disgusted by his lifestyle and only his mother shows any compassion for him. The visit soon develops into a nightmare as dementia sets in and Tom's health rapidly declines. Finally, events come to a head and Ira has no choice but to force Tom back to London, where he expects him to die at any time. After treatment, Tom gets a brief reprieve, having discovered that his real family is his adopted one in London.

5. Saigon Baby

December 16, 1995

A childless couple's obsession with becoming parents draws them into the shadowy world of baby trafficking.

6. The Hawk

December 24, 1995

A housewife with a history of mental illness grows increasingly suspicious that her husband may be a notorious serial killer. As she investigates his unexplained absences, her grip on reality begins to unravel.

7. The Hour of the Pig

December 26, 1995

In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is pushed to defend a pig, owned by the mysterious gypsy Samira. The pig has been arrested for the murder of a young boy.

8. Return of the Native

December 31, 1995

Set in 1842, it tells the turbulent story of mysterious Eustacia Vye, who longs for the excitement of a world beyond the constraints of village life on Egdon Heath.

9. Half the Picture

February 18, 1996

A dramatized account of the Scott Inquiry about the sales of arms to Iraq.