Screen Two backdrop
Drama

The Best Episodes of Screen Two Season 9

Every episode of Screen Two Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Screen Two Season 9!

Binge this in 1h 56m•Peaking at 7.8/10

Series of single made-for-television dramas.

Airs on
BBC Two
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons15

All123456789101112131415

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Screen Two Season 9 Episode 2 - Edward II
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    S9:E2

    In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favour in bed even to wield political influence - the stage is set for a palace revolt which sends the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon.

    Director:Derek Jarman
    Writers:Ken Butler, Derek Jarman, Christopher Marlowe

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 5 - Dead Romantic
    7.3/10(43 votes)

    S9:E5

    Madeleine Severn is a teacher and a virgin in a small town searching for Mr. Right. She falls in love with Bernard, a fellow teacher but is being stalked by Paul, a student. Is he the serial killer on the loose in London and who will be his next victim? The tension mounts in this murder mystery with a real twist in its tail.

    Director:Patrick Lau
    Writers:Simon Brett, Jan Ashdown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 10 - The Snapper
    7.2/10(6625 votes)

    S9:E10

    When 20 years old Sharon announces that she is pregnant but refuses to tell who the father is, her tight-knit Irish family struggles to cope with the news.

    Director:Stephen Frears
    Writer:Roddy Doyle

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 3 - The Long Roads
    6.9/10(37 votes)

    S9:E3

    An elderly woman learns that she is dying of cancer. She and her husband leave their small farm on the Isle of Skye to visit their children to inform them of the news. During the journey, the couple rediscover their love for each other.

    Director:Tristram Powell
    Writer:John McGrath

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 8 - Voices in the Garden
    6.5/10(29 votes)

    S9:E8

    Sir Archie and Cuckoo Peveril have lived in elegant splendour on Cap Ferrat since the end of the war. But the heady days of extravagant socialising have gradually dwindled, and for Cuckoo the villa has become a prison. Then an attractive young couple arrive, resurrecting the tensions and sexual rivalry between Archie and Cuckoo, and forcing all four to learn about themselves.

    Director:Pierre Boutron
    Writers:Lee Langley, Dirk Bogarde

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 1 - The Clothes in the Wardrobe
    6.4/10(480 votes)

    S9:E1

    Margaret would really rather become a nun than a housewife, but the wedding is all arranged, the guests have begun to arrive, so what can be done?

    Director:Waris Hussein
    Writers:Martin Sherman, Alice Thomas Ellis

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Screen Two

    READ
  7. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 4 - Femme Fatale
    6.3/10(26 votes)

    S9:E4

    The tantalizing beauty and vivacity of the irresistible Maddalena has a devastating effect on nearly every man she meets - sometimes with unfortunate fatal results for those concerned. Everywhere she goes, Maddalena leaves a trail of bodies behind her, but it's not her fault really - it's just that men find it very, very, easy to fall in love (or lust) with her.

    Director:Udayan Prasad
    Writer:Simon Gray

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 11 - The Trial
    6.2/10(24 votes)

    S9:E11

    Harold Pinter's screen adaptation of Franz Kafka's enigmatic masterpiece. The story of a man who gets drawn into a world of lies and corruption as he seeks to prove his innocence.

    Director:David Hugh Jones
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 6 - The Cormorant
    6.1/10(153 votes)

    S9:E6

    Inheriting a remote house in Snowdonia seems like a dream come true. But the dream becomes a nightmare for a family who discover it's not the cormorant that comes with the house, but vice versa.

    Director:Peter Markham
    Writers:Peter Ransley, Stephen Gregory

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 7 - Prague
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S9:E7

    Alexander (Alan Cumming) is a young, emotionally-repressed Scot who, upset by his Czechoslovakian mother's death, journeys to Prague to scatter her ashes and track down a piece of film that contains the only existing footage of his family.

    Director:Ian Sellar
    Writer:Ian Sellar

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 9 - Maria's Child
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S9:E9

    Maria is a dancer who becomes pregnant, unexpectedly, and has to decide whether or not to keep the baby. When her live-in boyfriend, who is not the father, admits to cheating on her, she kicks him out. Still unable to decide what to do, she imagines a dialogue with the fetus.

    Director:Malcolm McKay
    Writer:Malcolm McKay

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 12 - The Railway Station Man
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S9:E12

    A Northern Irish artist, widowed by an IRA bomb, embarks on a new life on the coast with her teenaged son. Romance slowly blossoms when she meets a mysterious American, but then her son gets involved with a violent political group.

    Director:Michael Whyte
    Writers:Jennifer Johnston, Shelagh Delaney

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Screen Two Season 9 Episode 99 - Delete
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S9:E99

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Edward II" is the best rated episode of "Screen Two" season 9. It scored 7.8/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Derek Jarman and written by Ken Butler, Derek Jarman, Christopher Marlowe, it aired on 12/30/1993. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Dead Romantic".