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The Best Episodes of Screen Two Season 12

Every episode of Screen Two Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Screen Two Season 12!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Screen Two Season 12 Episode 9 - Half the Picture
    9.2/10(8 votes)

    S12:E9

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

    Director:Nicolas Kent
    Writers:John McGrath, Richard Norton-Taylor

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  2. Screen Two Season 12 Episode 7 - The Hour of the Pig
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    S12:E7

    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.

    Director:Leslie Megahey
    Writer:Leslie Megahey

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  3. Screen Two Season 12 Episode 2 - Priest
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    S12:E2

    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.

    Director:Antonia Bird
    Writer:Jimmy McGovern

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  4. Screen Two Season 12 Episode 4 - Nervous Energy
    7.2/10(104 votes)

    S12:E4

    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.

    Director:Jean Stewart
    Writer:Howard Schuman

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  5. Screen Two Season 12 Episode 3 - Streetlife
    7.1/10(60 votes)

    S12:E3

    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.

    Director:Karl Francis
    Writer:Karl Francis

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  6. Screen Two Season 12 Episode 5 - Saigon Baby
    6.4/10(51 votes)

    S12:E5

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

    Director:David Attwood
    Writer:Guy Hibbert

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  7. Screen Two Season 12 Episode 6 - The Hawk
    6.0/10(10 votes)

    S12:E6

    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.

    Director:David Hayman
    Writer:Peter Ransley

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  8. Screen Two Season 12 Episode 1 - Great Moments in Aviation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S12:E1

    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.

    Director:Beeban Kidron
    Writer:Jeanette Winterson

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  9. Screen Two Season 12 Episode 8 - Return of the Native
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S12:E8

    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.

    Director:Jack Gold
    Writers:Robert W. Lenski, Thomas Hardy

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Half the Picture" is the best rated episode of "Screen Two" season 12. It scored 9.2/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Nicolas Kent and written by John McGrath, Richard Norton-Taylor, it aired on 2/18/1996. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Hour of the Pig".