Episode 1
Aired Oct 8, 2001
Merchant of Venice
Henry Goodman stars in the Royal National Theatre production of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice."
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 22, 2001
The Cazalets
In Elizabeth Jane Howard's "The Cazalets," a family comes of age during World War II in Sussex, England.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 29, 2001
The Cazalets
Rupert and Edward join the service, while Hugh stays with the firm after war is declared with Germany; Zoe is pregnant; Louise learns of her father's affair.
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Episode 4
Aired Nov 5, 2001
The Cazalets
The family fears Rupert is dead; Louise catches the eye of a famous portrait painter; Rachel falls out with her lover; the family's sawmill is destroyed.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 12, 2001
The Cazalets
Zoe volunteers at the hospital; Christopher angers his veteran father when he refuses to enlist in the service; Clary refuses to give up on her missing father.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 19, 2001
The Cazalets
Christopher suffers a mental breakdown; Sibyl and Hugh will not discuss her cancer; Edward's mistress is pregnant; America enters the war.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 26, 2001
My Uncle Silas
In H.E. Bates' short story "My Uncle Silas," a 10-year-old boy shares adventures in the country with his uncle (Albert Finney).
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Episode 8
Aired Jan 21, 2002
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
A docudrama depicts the British police's mishandling the investigation of the murder of a black man.
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Episode 9
Aired Jan 28, 2002
Othello
In Andrew Davies' retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello," London's first black police commissioner, rejects the woman he loves, because of a friend's influence.
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Episode 10
Aired Feb 4, 2002
Bertie and Elizabeth
Profiling the lives of King George VI and then-Queen Elizabeth, from their courtship through the births of their daughters and their life together.
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Episode 11
Aired Feb 11, 2002
Love in a Cold Climate
Based on Nancy Mitford's work, "Love in a Cold Climate" tells of three young women coming of age.
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Episode 12
Aired Feb 18, 2002
Love in a Cold Climate
Based on Nancy Mitford's work, "Love in a Cold Climate" tells of three young women coming of age.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 25, 2002
Lucky Jim
In Kingsley Amis' "Lucky Jim," an English university instructor (Stephen Tompkinson) clashes with the head professor, attracts the unwanted attention of a fellow lecturer, and falls in love.
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Episode 14
Aired Apr 1, 2002
The Way We Live Now: Episode One
In Andrew Davies adaptation of Anthony Trollope's "The Way We Live Now," Augustus Melmotte arrives in London with his daughter.
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Episode 15
Aired Apr 8, 2002
The Way We Live Now: Episode Two
Georgiana is a reluctant guest of the Melmottes; Marie conspires with Felix to elope to America; Paul visits Hetta before his trip to Mexico.
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Episode 16
Aired Apr 15, 2002
The Way We Live Now: Episode Three
Paul finds out Melmotte is taking funds away from the railroad and attempts to expose the information while Melmotte is campaigning for Parliament.
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Episode 17
Aired Apr 22, 2002
The Way We Live Now: Episode Four
Melmotte contemplates forgery after Marie refuses to give him her money; Brehgert ends his engagement to Georgiana.
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Episode 18
Aired May 6, 2002
Innocents
When their sons both died after heart surgeries by the same doctor, two women learn of many other tragic instances that spanned two decades at the British Royal Infirmary.
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Episode 19
Aired May 13, 2002
The Road From Coorain
An adaptation of Jill Ker Conway's memoirs, "The Road From Coorain," shows her childhood on a sheep ranch in Australia up to her departure for the United States, where she, eventually, became the first woman president of Smith College.
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