Screenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one named "Boswell and Johnson's Tour of the Western Islands" starring Robbie Coltrane as English writer Samuel Johnson who in the autumn of 1773, visits the Hebrides off the north-west coast of Scotland. That episode was directed by John Byrne and co-starred John Sessions and Celia Imrie.
Seasons and episodes
8 seasons · 87 episodes
8
- 1S8 E1
Love Lies Bleeding/L'Inconnue de Belfast
Sep 22, 199389 min
Conn is an IRA murderer serving a life sentence in an Irish prison. He is given a 24 hour home leave during which he goes from point to point in Belfast looking to revenge his lover's murder.
- 2S8 E2
The Merrihill Millionaires
Sep 29, 199375 min
They were a top team - five miners who together had mined a million tons of coal but now they must face up to redundancy.
- 3S8 E3
The Vision Thing
Oct 6, 1993
In the run-up to a General Election, the British Prime Minister thinks he is receiving messages from God.
- 4S8 E4
Safe
Oct 13, 199366 min
Kaz and her friends spend their days trying to get by and their nights in a homeless shelter. But how did they end up there and what does the future hold for them?
- 5S8 E5
Not Even God Is Wise Enough
Oct 20, 1993
Sometimes Busi is a champion boxer, sometimes a rock star. But when he escapes from court, where he is facing charges of assault, he embarks on an odyssey that brings him before his estranged father.
- 6S8 E6
Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles
Oct 27, 199330 min
In the autumn of 1773, the English writer Samuel Johnson visits the Hebrides, or Western Isles, off the North-West coast of Scotland. With him are his friend, the Scotsman James Boswell, and his black servant Francis Barber. Staying with a
Starring
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch ScreenPlay?
- ScreenPlay is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
- How many seasons of ScreenPlay are there?
- ScreenPlay has 8 seasons and 87 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of ScreenPlay?
- ScreenPlay has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 27, 1993.
- Who stars in ScreenPlay?
- ScreenPlay stars John Kavanagh, Benjamin Whitrow, Annette Crosbie, Lesley Sharp, Sean Chapman.
