How many seasons does 1990 have?

1990 has 2 seasons with 16 episodes.

When did 1990 premiere?

1990 premiered on April 14, 2008.

1990

Name: 1990
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Cast: Edward Woodward

BBC Two Ended Drama Thriller

2 Seasons · 16 Episodes · Premiered April 14, 2008 · Ended April 10, 1978

Political thriller set in the nightmare, dystopian future of 1990.

Where to Watch: BBC Two

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes

E01

Creed of Slaves

Sun, Sep 18 1977 7:10 PM GMT+0000 50 min

Britain is under the heel of the PCD, the Department of Public Control, a tyrannical bureaucracy. Journalist Jim Kyle helps a doctor and his family to leave the country.

E02

When Did You Last See Your Father?

Mon, Sep 19 1977 8:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min

Kyle helps Dr Vickers, but without his family. Kyle attempts to use the law but comes up against the state and the PCD legal department.

E03

Health Farm

Mon, Sep 26 1977 8:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min

A dissident Union leader is sent to an Adult Rehabilitation Centre, where enemies of the state are sent, after criticising the regime. Kyle investigates.

E04

Decoy

Mon, Oct 3 1977 8:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min

A state visit by an important American political advisor is not quite what it seems. Kyle gets a lead on the real motives for his trip to Britain.

E05

Voice from the Past

Mon, Oct 10 1977 8:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min

Kyle comes to the aid of an unauthorised dissident newsletter, which is being threatened by the PCD after making claims about a political broadcast.

E06

Whatever Happened to Cardinal Wolsley?

Mon, Oct 17 1977 8:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min

Kyle investigates the corrupt legal system and aids a judge who fights back. Meanwhile. the PCD turns the screws on the judge's wife to silence him.

E07

Witness

Mon, Oct 24 1977 9:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min

Kyle's past comes back to haunt him as the PCD finally put him on trial - with Dr Vickers as the main prosecution witness.

E08

Non-Citizen

Mon, Oct 31 1977 9:00 PM GMT+0000 50 min

The PCD get revenge after the trial and turn Kyle into a non-citizen. Forced to wander the streets, scrounging for food and shelter, can Kyle fight back against the state?

Season 2

8 episodes

E01

Pentagons

Mon, Feb 20 1978 8:10 PM GMT+0000 50 min

A 'pentagon', one of a growing army of dissident groups, prepares to take on the PCD. Meanwhile the Department's new boss is a former lover of Kyle who tries to locate his informer.

E02

The Market Price

Mon, Feb 27 1978 8:10 PM GMT+0000 50 min

When the government clamps down on illicit suppliers as food in shops becomes scarce, Kyle acts on information from a source on the inside to get to the truth.

E03

Trapline

Mon, Mar 6 1978 8:10 PM GMT+0000 50 min

Kyle is taken in by the police commissioner and asked to investigate Careguard, a private security company. A deal is struck, but can the Commissioner be trusted?

E04

Ordeal by Small Brown Envelope

Mon, Mar 13 1978 8:10 PM GMT+0000 50 min

The PCD turns the heat up on Kyle when more dissenting criticism is printed and they begin Authorised Systematic Harassment. But has the PCD gone too far this time?

E05

Hire and Fire

Mon, Mar 20 1978 7:10 PM GMT+0000 50 min

Kyle investigates an extortion network involving non-citizens and in doing so manages to turn the tables on the PCD.

E06

You'll Never Walk Alone

Mon, Mar 27 1978 6:55 PM GMT+0000 50 min

A chess champion is refused a visa to leave the country and a ‘pentagon' hatch a plot for a kidnap. Kyle makes the connection and investigates.

E07

Young Sparks

Mon, Apr 3 1978 7:10 PM GMT+0000 50 min

Kyle is taken in and interrogated by the PCD about his involvement in the kidnap plan. Meanwhile, the dissident organisations up their plans for revolt.

E08

What Pleases the Prince

Mon, Apr 10 1978 7:10 PM GMT+0000 50 min

The dissident's tactics are bearing fruit and the PCD begins to crack. Have Kyle and the dissidents finally finished the PCD for good - and what does this mean for him?