The Play on One Season 2, Episode 9: A Master of the Marionettes

Heartland

Story of Jack and his farming family in West Wales. They have built up their dairy herd with vast loans and are then told they must cut back on milk production and slaughter some of the herd. The community launches a campaign against the quotas, but Jack takes the law into his own hands.

59 min

These Foolish Things

Gutrune's hunt for a husband among the wealthy and aristocratic circles of London is hampered by the fact that her chosen man Nick, a London newspaper editor, is still in love with the wife from whom he is separated.

Govan Ghost Story

Old memories are awakened in a terrifying and dangerous way when Jock encounters a strange little girl in the high-rise block of flats where he lives. Who is she? What does she want?

The Shawl

John performs as a spiritual medium, using the visits of a troubled woman to introduce a young man to the mysteries and skills of the clairvoyant. The young man threatens to leave unless John stages a seance that will persuade Miss A to transfer an inheritance to them.

A View of Harry Clark

The Gift

Robert and Gordon, two talented teenage footballers from Wick, are invited to Glasgow for a week's trial with a big club. It is their first taste of professional football, but both the game and the city upset their expectations.

Clowns

Biting The Hands

Unexplained Laughter

Lydia is unlucky in love and retreats to the Welsh countryside with her friend Betty. But the beautiful scenery holds its own humour and passion.

83 min