• Rank #
  • Premiered: May 1981
  • Episodes: 20
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • BBC Two
  • Unknown

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Season 1
1x1
A Fall From Grace
Episode overview
Air date
May 12, 1981
Jo is one of the brightest students at her university, but now she can't cope ... Everyone's concerned - can anyone actually help?
1x2
What I Mean Is...
Episode overview
Air date
May 19, 1981
Jo is now an in-patient at Maybury. Meanwhile, Dr Roebuck sees the Stones, a young married couple, as out-patients. He can help them with their sexual difficulties - but are their problems deeper than they seem?
1x3
The Green Bottles
Episode overview
Air date
May 26, 1981
Ronnie Winter is an alcoholic. He leaves the hospital believing he can cope with the outside world. But will the outside world allow him to cope? Is an alcoholic ever cured?
1x4
Colin
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 02, 1981
Colin, a young labourer, suffers an acute breakdown. His mother is determined to care for him alone. Is her love enough? Can Roebuck offer any alternative if, as he suspects, Colin is schizophrenic?
1x5
Mary
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 09, 1981
Colin, a young schizophrenic, begins his hospital treatment. But Mary disrupts Roebuck's 'open' ward, which leads to a clash with the hospital authorities. Are Roebuck's patients .. show full overview
1x6
Hugo
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 16, 1981
Why did Dorothy's obsession with Hugo drive her to violence and despair? Who is Hugo?
1x7
Not To Worry Everything Is Under Control
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 23, 1981
Frank Caley's one-man demo outside Parliament leads to a clash with the police -then to a war with Maybury. Is Frank a visionary, an idealist, or a crank? Is it right to detain him against his will, even 'for his own good'?
1x8
Trouble At Home
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 30, 1981
Frank Caley finds plenty to attack in Maybury - first, the use of electro-convulsive therapy, then one of the nurses. A Mental Health Tribunal is set up to investigate the havoc Frank .. show full overview
1x9
Maisie And Mac
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 07, 1981
Maisie is an eccentric Irishwoman who lives in a delapidated house with a collection of stray animals. When she takes in Mac, a tramp, she finds herself involved with the social .. show full overview
1x10
Maisie
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 14, 1981
Roebuck brings Maisie into the ward at Maybury while becoming involved in the case of Anne-Marie, a young depressive. Are his personal feelings swaying his professional judgment? Is one mistake leading to another even graver crisis?
1x11
Indoor Games
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 21, 1981
Martin and Julia Charlton seem to be a model couple. Except that for 18 months Julia hasn't set foot outside the door ... When an accident traps Martin indoors with his wife, the .. show full overview
1x12
Eddie
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 28, 1981
The tragedy of Anne-Marie drives Eddie Roebuck into taking on more and more work. When a GP comes to him for psychiatric help, Eddie is brought face to face with his own growing .. show full overview
1x13 Season finale
Weekend
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 04, 1981
Dr Roebuck is faced with a personal crisis and goes to stay with his friend David.

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