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40 Minutes: Season 9
October 19, 1989
26 Episodes
~40 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
26
1
Danger Men
Oct 19, 1989
40 min
Ten of the most dangerous and disruptive men in the prison system have been brought together in an experimental unit at Hull Jail. A new softly-softly regime is being tested on inmates like Fred Low, who is serving three life sentences - one for killing a fellow prisoner - and Patrick Mackay, serving five life sentences for manslaughter and robbery. 40 Minutes gained access to the unit as the prisoners started to reveal themselves to the hand-picked staff, and as conflicts began. The most serious clash was over the only woman working full time in the unit, and it involved David McAllister, serving 19 years for armed robbery and assault, who later escaped from the unit and was on the run for five days. This film tells the story of the most controversial unit in our prisons.
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2
Me and My Bike
Oct 26, 1989
40 min
A eulogy to the joy of cycling.
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3
Crack Doctors
Nov 2, 1989
40 min
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4
City Parish
Nov 9, 1989
40 min
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5
Best Friends
Nov 16, 1989
40 min
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6
The Heart of the Angel
Nov 23, 1989
This film documents one day in the life of Angel station on the Northern Line of the London Underground in the days before its refurbishment. We see the ticket collectors, station manager and other staff as they cope with angry passengers, lift failures and cancelled trains.
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7
Bullies
Nov 30, 1989
40 min
At least one in every five children in Britain suffer from bullying. In our schools the problem is worse than anywhere else in Europe. 40 Minutes reveals what's really going on in the playground.
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8
Out of the Ruins
Dec 7, 1989
40 min
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9
All About Ambridge
Dec 14, 1989
40 min
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10
Stage Struck
Jan 4, 1990
40 min
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11
A Place for Tom
Jan 11, 1990
40 min
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12
Darling, Let's Start Up an Airline
Jan 18, 1990
40 min
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13
He's Playing Our Song
Jan 25, 1990
40 min
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14
Hilary's in Hiding
Feb 1, 1990
40 min
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15
S.A. Blues
Feb 15, 1990
40 min
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16
Adventures in the Skin Trade
Feb 22, 1990
40 min
John Pitman meets a selection of women to ascertain their views on the wearing of coats made of fur.
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17
A Safe Sex for a Safe Seat
Mar 1, 1990
40 min
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18
Green Police
Mar 8, 1990
40 min
In New Jersey, USA, a team of cops and scientists is 'busting' polluters. For the first time a film crew has been given total access to their operations. 40 Minutes follows the trail - the surveillance. the 'sting', the raid. Whether it's one small operator dumping chemicals on the street or the president of a multi-million-dollar company caught polluting a river - both are likely to face serious criminal charges. In New Jersey, they believe only tough action will deter dumpers. Is there a lesson for us in Britain?
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19
The Burny Mob Go Wild
Mar 15, 1990
40 min
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20
Many Happy Returns!
Mar 22, 1990
40 min
Two children who feel sure they died terrible deaths and have been born again tell their extraordinary stories. Nicola, aged 12, lives in Keighley, Yorkshire, near to the railway tracks where she played in the 19th century in another life. Then, she says, she was a boy. Parish records suggest that it isn't just a childhood fantasy. Titu, aged 6, lives in north India in the shadow of the Taj Mahal. His is a violent story. He alleges he was gunned down by a murderer. Another vivid imagination? The radio shop he ran still exists, and his widow is still alive. When he mentions buried gold, it seems to jog her memory...
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21
Tracey's Search
Mar 29, 1990
40 min
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22
How Could She?
Apr 5, 1990
40 min
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23
Mac to the U.S.S.R.
Apr 12, 1990
40 min
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24
Killer Bimbos on Fleet Street
Apr 19, 1990
40 min
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25
Karl's Kidney - For Sale
Apr 26, 1990
40 min
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26
A View from a Bridge
May 3, 1990
40 min
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