Dramarama
Dramarama: Season 5

Air Date

March 30, 1987

Episodes

16 episodes

Dramarama

Season 5

Episodes

1. Cannondrum

March 30, 1987

2. Snap

April 6, 1987

Peter's dad reluctantly gives him a lift to some marshlands for a school photography project. Yet why is Peter able to see a mysterious hooded figure at the site, but it's unseen by his dad?

3. The Horrible Story

April 13, 1987

Bobby is given a tent from his uncle, and plans to sleep in it overnight with his friend Allan. Yet their plans are disrupted by Bobby's younger brother Christopher tagging along, so they try to scare him away with a "horrible story".

4. My Friend Julie

April 27, 1987

A story told entirely in song of the difficult friendship between two teenage girls who both love the same boy.

5. The Creature Beyond Torches' End

May 11, 1987

Because his parents are constantly arguing, Henry takes his desire for adventure and dinosaurs into his own hands. He follows the path under his bedclothes into a fantastic world.

6. My Mum's a Courgette

May 18, 1987

7. Brainwaves

June 8, 1987

Karen has enrolled on a communications course in a college for school underachievers. She spends her nights fantasising about a rebellious classmate, but her epilepsy causes her problems fitting in with the rest of her class.

8. Undertow of the Armada

June 15, 1987

9. Stan's First Night

June 22, 1987

In 1906, Stan Jefferson is given the chance to perform on stage for the first time ever at a theatre in Glasgow. The events of this night set Stan on a path that will eventually lead to becoming the Stan Laurel we know and love of Laurel & Hardy fame.

10. Living Doll

June 29, 1987

When Dawn's mother wants to work full-time, it leads to arguments between her parents. So, in her imagination, she creates the perfect couple out of her dolls. Or so she thinks.

11. Peter

July 3, 1987

Since the death of his father in the Falklands War, Paul has become increasingly withdrawn. One day, while fishing, he meets a strange boy named Peter who challenges him.

12. The Halt

July 6, 1987

Football hooligans get their comeuppance when they find themselves abandoned on a deserted railway station where strange things happen and voices make arrival announcements for trains that never come.

13. Mr Magus is Waiting for You

A repeat screening of a three-part "Middle English" story from 1986, repackaged as a single episode and presented under the Dramarama banner.

14. A Spirited Performance

August 10, 1987

Two boys stumble into a chaotic medieval film production and help out. But then they should look for a mystical sword.

15. Badger on the Barge

August 24, 1987

16. Badger on the Barge

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