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A bitter comedy from Charles Wood, writer of the controversial Tumbledown. 1971: fresh-faced, eagerfor heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in sex, black humourand the weird rituals of the officers' mess. See today's choices.

A live TV reunion is the starting point for Victoria Wood's bittersweet tale of two sisters whose lives have taken very different courses.

Linda Leveller, a naive anti-pornography campaigner, undergoes a transformation when she teams up with two sex film actresses to make an erotic movie for women in this comedy adventure. It stars Kim Cattrall (Wild Palms), Claire Skinner (Life Is Sweet and Chef) and features Leslie Phillips It is an unusual and controversial topic to tackle. Writer Maureen Chadwick hopes that it will make viewers reconsidertheir views on censorship and reveals that "My character Linda Leveller 's ideological journey reflects my own shift of viewpoint as a result of researching the subject."

On his release from a young offender's institution, Charlie Dyce 's single-mindedness makes him both friends and enemies when he eventually finds work in a seedy London cafe. There he meets and falls fora teenage prostitute, Myra, whose love transforms his life and gives him back a sense of identity. But when she becomes pregnant with Charlie's baby, herjealous pimp Frank exacts his revenge, pushing Charlie's powers of endurance to the limit.

A psychological drama starring Charlotte Rampling, Trevor Eve A therapist ensnares a cynical police inspector during routine enquiries into a patient's death. Sexual power games fuel this tale which draws a fine line between murder and suicide.

Alan Plater's drama about an ageing American jazz musician. Starring Elliott Gould, Geraldine James A once renowned jazz pianist who is now an alcoholic, a gambler and a womaniser comes to England to play a a series of gigs. There, he meets his match in the woman appointed as his minder for the week.