Modern Times (1995) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Modern Times online in HD.
Modern Times — Storyline
Documentaries showing faces and places that make up the way we live today.
Cast & Crew
Modern Times — Series Details
| First Air Date | 1995-02-22 |
| Seasons | 12 |
| Episodes | 107 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Status | Ended |
| Rating | 9/10 (1 votes) |
Modern Times — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Mad About the Boy (1995-02-22) — Documentary following the story of 52 year old Carol Spencer who went on holiday to the Gambia met Lamain Marong, who was 27 and decided to marry him within two weeks of their firs
- E2: Cheating Hearts (1995-03-01) — Mike Emilianow , New York private eye, has a mixed bag of clients, but they all share one overwhelming doubt: they are in love with someone they do not completely trust. For a few
- E3: Harley Street (1995-03-08) — London's Harley Street is a medical marketplace offering everything from plastic surgery to life-saving cures. More than 1,000 doctors are packed into the cramped elegance of priva
- E4: Death on Request (1995-03-15) — The first television portrayal of a mercy killing. Made in Holland, where euthanasia is permitted, it tells the story of a 62-year-old patient with an incurable illness, his wife,
- E5: Weekenders (1995-03-22) — What is the weekend country cottage – a status symbol, a bolt-hole, a nightmare? Seven contrasting families tell of their on-off love affair with their rural retreat, a place to wh
- E6: Goodbye, Dear Friend (1995-03-29) — Are we odd, foolish or maladjusted when we grieve inconsolably at the death of a much-loved pet? This documentary talks to Janet Thomas , a vet who specialises in understanding pet
- E7: Open Prison (1995-04-05) — This documentary goes inside the so-called "holiday camp" of Britain's penal system – Ford Prison, the low-security jail at Arundel, West Sussex – and discovers a two-tier system.
- E8: The Fame Game (1995-04-12) — Fly on the wall showing life behind the scenes with Liz Brewer and her high profile clients. Quote Liz "Nothing happens by accident, there's always someone behind the scenes pullin
- E9: Billy – A Violent Mind (1995-04-19) — A series about the way we live now. Billy, a former soldier in Northern Ireland and one-time Liverpool gangster, is obsessed by a fear of harming people. Can 12 2 weeks at the Maud
- E10: Channel Wars (1995-04-26) — The Channel tunnel has been plagued by problems. Now, as the battle hots up between Eurotunnel and P&0 Ferries for cross-Channel business, Modern Times takes a look behind the scen
- E11: The Tribe (1995-05-03) — This film records the anti-Establishment lifestyle of the Rainbow Tribe and their confrontations with the police.
- E12: Club Expat (1995-05-10) — A look at the luxurious lifestyles and aspirations of the 20,000 members of the British community in Dubai, the most liberal of the oil-rich Gulf states.
- E13: Playing God (1995-05-17) — In the last programme of the series, a documentary team is allowed inside the secret world of adoption as two social workers make their decisions.
Season 2
- E1: Bogus Callers (1995-11-01) — The documentary series about how we live today starts with a look at the men who pose as officials to trick their way into the homes of the elderly and the vulnerable.
- E2: Tory Wives (1995-11-08) — In tonight's edition of the documentary series about how we live today, wives of Tory MPs talk candidly about the toll that their husband's careers have had on them and their famil
- E3: The Inspection (1995-11-15) — An inner city comprehensive prepares to undergo a compulsory appraisal by the government's newly privatised inspectors.
- E4: Cheryl's Trial (1995-11-29) — Cheryl Tooze's parents were murdered over two years ago, and her boyfriend was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime. But her trauma continues as those around her "judge" th
- E5: Lido (1995-12-06) — Gentle, tranquil film, filmed in cinema style, showing life for English people relaxing by the water away from all the stresses of modern life.
- E6: The Partners (1995-12-13) — A documentary about the unique corporate culture of Britain's John Lewis Partnership.
- E7: Man Seeks Woman (1995-12-20) — Three men with very different circumstances who, like thousands of other people throughout Britain, are using small ads and dating agencies to locate their perfect partner.
Season 3
- E1: Into the Light (1996-03-06) — In 1994, The Tower Colliery in South Wales was shut down. This film tells of the conflicts, tensions and struggles that ensue when a group of miners invest their redundancy money t
- E2: Quality Time (1996-03-13) — Janis, Caroline and Dominique all have young children and careers in the fashion industry. These modem working mothers face the problem of balancing workplace demands and the more
- E3: Tracy and Joey (1996-03-20) — The story of Joey, Tracy, his addiction to heroin and crack, her horrific death at the hands of strangers, and the legacy the tragedy has left behind for their two children.
- E4: Beautiful Men (1996-03-27) — Having seen their Miss World competition banished from terrestrial television, Eric and Julia Morley have moved on, launching Mr World. The cameras follow three contestants who dre
- E5: Saturday Night (1996-04-03) — This film follows four individuals as they find very different ways of enjoying Saturday night in Leeds. Their particular chosen pursuits encompass drugs, drink, dinner parties and
- E6: Flatmates (1996-04-10) — This episode features three households searching for the perfect flatmate. Their quest offers an insight into the domestic sagas, prejudices and conflicts that surface when these t
- E7: Ellen's in Exile (1996-04-17) — An update on the harrowing story of Ellen Morgan , the child at the centre of America's most bitter and public case of child custody and sexual abuse. Ellen, now a teenager and liv
- E8: Streetwise (1996-04-24) — This film looks at "The Knowledge", the training that London "cabbies" – black-cab drivers – must undertake as they prepare for one of the hardest examinations they will ever take.
- E9: Skin (1996-05-01) — Every year more than 11,000 racial incidents are recorded by the police in Britain. "Modern Times" talks to both black and white victims of racial hatred and their families. This p
- E10: Househusbands (1996-05-08) — In one in five households, women are now the major breadwinners. But what happens to the men who stay at home while their wives go out to work? This programme meets just some of an
- E11: The Zone (1996-05-15) — This programme offers an insight into military life in the deserted killing fields of northern Bosnia, where American and Russian soldiers patrol the area known as "the Zone" – a h
Season 4
- E1: Years Apart (1996-08-12) — Three couples decided to fly in the face of social convention by choosing to be together despite age gaps greater than 25 years. What particular strains do such differences place u
- E2: The Museum (1996-10-23) — A tempestuous year in the life of London's Victoria & Albert Museum.
- E3: Broken Homes (1996-10-30) — Documentary film-maker Lynn Alleway explores the problems fathers have in keeping touch with their children after separation or divorce. Tonight, three separated families reveal th
- E4: The Selling Game (1996-11-06) — The secrets of the antiques trade are revealed in this programme about three traders who sell antiques to the very rich. David Dickinson knows what his clients like, and has to buy
- E5: Dog Trouble (1996-11-13) — They can set neighbour against neighbour, damage houses and gardens and make others' lives a misery with their noise and mess. This film portrays dogs as agents of social mayhem.
- E6: A Pleasant Land (1996-11-20) — The story of 61-year-old beef farmer Robin White , who wants to quit after BSE left him with cattle that nobody can eat and no one will buy.
- E7: To the Manor Bought (1996-11-27) — Robert Smith sells grand feudal titles to wealthy commoners, such as Melody Urquhart, now known as the Baroness of Leyny. This film follows the newly titled through a summer of auc
- E8: Going for Broke (1996-12-04) — The story of Keith Sinclair, whose horse-trailer business flourished in the eighties but went under with the new decade. He blames the bank for his downfall and his subsequent inab
- E9: The Power and the Glory (1996-12-11) — A behind-the-scenes look of the annual power boat race at Cowes.
- E10: The Flickering Flame (1996-12-18) — In his first full-length documentary for BBC TV, director Ken Loach returns to the Liverpool docks, the subject 27 years ago of his drama The Big Flame. Today the docks are the sce
Season 5
- E1: Mangetout (1997-02-26) — Documentary looking at the growing of mangetouts on a farm in Zimbabwe for Tesco. Follows Mark Dady the produce buyer on his annual visit to the Chipaware farm and Claire Montague
- E2: Hong Kong (1997-03-05) — Contemplates the future of Hong Kong, once it is handed back to the Chinese, with comments from old colonials, young entrepreneurs both British and Chinese.
- E3: Jewish Wedding (1997-03-12) — Documentary following Steve and Michaela's wedding plans. Before they can get married Steve has to convert to Judaism and the documentary follows the long process that he goes thro
- E4: The Way of All Flesh (1997-03-19) — In 1951, scientists removed cancerous cells from American Henrietta Lacks just before she died in the hope that they held the secret of how to conquer cancer.
- E5: Time of Their Lives (1997-03-26) — If you were told you had a fortune to spend, but only a year to live, what would you do? Terminally-ill people can now cash in their life policies and use the money to fulfil their
- E6: Dirty Work (1997-04-02) — You can tell a lot about people from the mess that they make, and cleaners have the most intimate vantage point from which to view others. From daily helps to street cleaners, thes
- E7: Brainstorm (1997-04-09) — The world of business is becoming increasingly competitive, but what happens when the going gets too tough? Four men, driven to succeed, found the pressure led them to despair. The
- E8: Jurors (1997-04-16) — What is it really like to be a juror? What are the personal ramifications of sitting through a high profile trial, exposed to harrowing evidence? Forthe first time, jurors – all of
- E9: The End (1997-04-23) — As the influence of organised religion wanes, more and more people are devising alternatives to the traditional methods of burying the dead. One man ordered a bubble-wrapped cardbo
- E10: Shampoo (1997-04-30) — What do the British public really want to talk about? It's not politics it seems, but sex and relationships. In the intimacy of the hairdresser's chair, people happily confess thei
Season 6
- E1: The DJ (1997-10-22) — The fast, furious and utterly chaotic life of Drum & Bass DJ LTJ Bukem and his cunning manager as they try to rake in money from the latest dance craze hitting the clubs.
- E2: The Return of Zog (1997-10-29) — Leka Zog , whose father was the last king of Albania, believes that the Balkan state's monarchy should be reinstated and that he should be the new king. But in a country torn asund
- E3: Bystanders (1997-11-05) — Pub landlady Elaine Biglyn was beaten senseless while her regular customers stood by. Fellow passengers ignored Phyllis Collins when she was tormented on a train. What happens when
- E4: Testing Times (1997-11-12) — Some selective schools are now testing and rejecting children as young as two. At one girls school in north London, pupils and parents are interviewed separately. What pressure doe
- E5: The Bubble (1997-11-19) — Chalet girls working a ski season and Tony Taylor who went for a week at Xmas and stayed for the season. travelling home Friday mornings to his job in the City and back every Frida
- E6: Arch People (1997-12-03) — There are 4,500 railway arches in and around London that witness an astonishing range of activities, from the mundane to the outrageous. This film meets some of the occupants of th
- E7: Guinnessty (1997-12-10) — For a century, the Guinness family has been a leading light in British and Irish society, but the 1981 Guinness scandal ended with the dynasty losing control of its sources of powe
- E8: Prommers (1997-12-17) — A portrait of the dedicated music-lovers who queue for whole days of the summer to secure places at the front of the Promenade concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall. They have the
- E9: Toy Stories (1997-12-24) — The documentary series enters the action- packed, rocket-powered, space-hopping, train-driven, model-mad world of toys in a Christmas special that profiles the people who play with
- E10: The Shrine (1997-12-31) — The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was followed by an overwhelming outpouring of grief that took the form of an extraordinary pilgrimage to the gardens of Kensington Palace. Ta
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does Modern Times have? 12 season(s) with 107 episodes.
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