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The Best Episodes of 40 Minutes Season 4

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 1 - Gigolo
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    #1 - Gigolo

    S4:E1

    Gigolos and the different types.

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  2. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 2 - The Happy Medium
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    #2 - The Happy Medium

    S4:E2

    About the medium Doris Stokes.

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  3. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 3 - The Grendon Experiment
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    #3 - The Grendon Experiment

    S4:E3

    Grendon prison in Buckinghamshire, Britain's only voluntary psychiatric prison.

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  4. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 4 - Love in Exile
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    #4 - Love in Exile

    S4:E4

    The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in self-imposed exile.

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  5. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 5 - On the Throne
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    #5 - On the Throne

    S4:E5

    The history of lavatories.

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  6. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 6 - Rent Boys
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    #6 - Rent Boys

    S4:E6

    Young male prostitutes in Manchester and Birmingham.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 7 - Asylum
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    #7 - Asylum

    S4:E7

    The mental asylum in Choroszcz in Poland where patients work in the community.

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  8. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 8 - The Loved Ones
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    #8 - The Loved Ones

    S4:E8

    The Animal Medical Centre in New York.

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  9. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 9 - The Promised Land
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    #9 - The Promised Land

    S4:E9

    Britain forty years ago, contrasted with present day Britain.

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  10. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 10 - Talking Proper
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    #10 - Talking Proper

    S4:E10

    Accents and dialects provoke strong prejudices and reactions. In a 40 Minutes film that examines why this should be, broadcaster Janet Street-Porter, Radio 4 announcer Susan Rae and actor Peter Bowles are among those who have suffered because of the way they speak. Meet the Queen's English Society, which keeps a candle burning for the purity of the spoken word, and the Devon Dialect Society, which has very different ideas about how vowels should sound. Eavesdrop on an elocution class, hear from Scottish schoolchildren whose accents might affect their job prospects, and go behind the scenes at the BBC Pronunciation Unit and the northern auditions for the Speaking Clock. See how fashions have changed over the years, and how trends are likely to develop in the future as we enter a world of talking robots and computers.

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  11. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 11 - Sweet F.A.
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    #11 - Sweet F.A.

    S4:E11

    The group 'Fascinating Aida' and the making of their first pop record.

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  12. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 12 - The End of the Pier Show
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    #12 - The End of the Pier Show

    S4:E12

    The problems of putting on a show in the old style of pier entertainments at Cromer, Norfolk.

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  13. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 13 - The Outcasts
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    #13 - The Outcasts

    S4:E13

    A group of 'Hell's Angels' in East Anglia.

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  14. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 14 - Love Story
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    #14 - Love Story

    S4:E14

    A film for St Valentine's Day.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 15 - Free!
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    #15 - Free!

    S4:E15

    Old Victorian mental hospitals are being closed down and the former patients face problems.

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  16. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 16 - Whose House Is It Anyway?
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    #16 - Whose House Is It Anyway?

    S4:E16

    A local Council has a compulsory purchase order on the home of two elderly men.

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  17. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 17 - The Eternal Triangle: The Mistress
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    #17 - The Eternal Triangle: The Mistress

    S4:E17

    The first film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.

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  18. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 18 - The Eternal Triangle: The Wife
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    #18 - The Eternal Triangle: The Wife

    S4:E18

    The second film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.

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  19. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 19 - The Eternal Triangle: The Husband
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    #19 - The Eternal Triangle: The Husband

    S4:E19

    The third film in a trilogy which examines the Eternal Triangle.

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  20. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 20 - Union Street
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    #20 - Union Street

    S4:E20

    Plymouth, the area near the docks.

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  21. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 21 - Whatever Happened to Baby Paul?
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    #21 - Whatever Happened to Baby Paul?

    S4:E21

    The story of a woman who took her baby to hospital where he was found to have several fractures. She denied having caused the injuries but he was taken from her care.

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  22. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 22 - Matters of Life and Death
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    #22 - Matters of Life and Death

    S4:E22

    The effects of government cuts leading to the closure of a ward in Guy's Children's Hospital.

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  23. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 23 - Star Paws
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    #23 - Star Paws

    S4:E23

    Animals used in advertising.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 24 - Laughter in Gabrovo
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    #24 - Laughter in Gabrovo

    S4:E24

    The biennial festival of humour in Bulgaria. Can humour cross national boundaries?

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  25. 40 Minutes Season 4 Episode 25 - Dear Mr President
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    #25 - Dear Mr President

    S4:E25

    The story of a family whose daughter is handicapped because of a drug taken by her mother during pregnancy. The American drug company claims the drug is safe.

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Gigolo" is the best rated episode of "40 Minutes" season 4. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/1/1984. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Happy Medium".