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TV Eye is a TV series that premiered on Thames Television on September 7, 1978. It has 8 seasons and 291 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 8 Episode 42 "State of Emergency", aired on July 17, 1986.

Current affairs programme broadcasting in the late 70s / early 80s

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Episodes

291 episodes · 8 seasons

Season 1

1978 · 17 episodes · Last episode: 47 years ago

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  1. E17

    17. In Search of Oil

  2. E16

    16. Pirate Whalers

  3. E15

    15. Eurofrauds

  4. E14

    14. Betrayal

  5. E13

    13. Fair Cop?

  6. E12

    12. Margaret Thatcher Interview

  7. E11

    11. What's on the Satellite Tonight?

  8. E10

    10. Elaine Dale - On Mine Own

  9. E9

    9. Hospital in Crisis

  10. E8

    8. What Kind of Society?

  11. E7

    7. Priest's Move

  12. E6

    6. Union Power

  13. E5

    5. Labour's Winter Crisis

  14. E4

    4. Goodbye Rhodesia

  15. E3

    3. The Shah v. The Mullahs

  16. E2

    2. Nicaragua - Dictator at Bay

  17. E1

    1. To Mrs. Brown a Daughter

Season 2

1979 · 34 episodes · Last episode: 46 years ago

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  1. E34

    34. Reagan's Success

  2. E33

    33. Going Bust

  3. E32

    32. Peace Breakers

  4. E31

    31. Who Runs Labour?

  5. E30

    30. Cancer - The New Weapon?

  6. E29

    29. The Economy - Which Way Now?

  7. E28

    28. Crisis in Manpower

  8. E27

    27. Episode 27

  9. E26

    26. Death at the Crossroads

  10. E25

    25. Danger! - North Sea

  11. E24

    24. Iran's Irony

  12. E23

    23. Shanghai's Surgeons

  13. E22

    22. To Free a Hostage

  14. E21

    21. Lessons of St. Paul's

  15. E20

    20. Tranquilisers - The Second Warning

  16. E19

    19. Interview with Lord Carrington

  17. E18

    18. What's Best for the Children

  18. E17

    17. Steel Strike

  19. E16

    16. Episode 16

  20. E15

    15. What Price Tranquility?

  21. E14

    14. Leyland - The Next Million Jobs?

  22. E13

    13. Episode 13

  23. E12

    12. Living Longer, Living Better

  24. E11

    11. Seconds Out

  25. E10

    10. Rosie's Story

  26. E9

    9. Episode 9

  27. E8

    8. What Were the Seventies Like?

  28. E7

    7. Episode 7

  29. E6

    6. Shah or the Hostages?

  30. E5

    5. Episode 5

  31. E4

    4. Why Haven't the Police Caught the Yorkshire Ripper?

  32. E3

    3. Nuclear Power G.B.?

  33. E2

    2. Jobs Going

  34. E1

    1. Public Spending - The Cuts of a Billion Pounds

Season 3

1980 · 42 episodes · Last episode: 45 years ago

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  1. E42

    42. Behind the Afghan Curtain

  2. E41

    41. What Would You Do with Redundancy Money?

  3. E40

    40. One Day's Crime

  4. E39

    39. Last Round-Up?

  5. E38

    38. South of the Border

  6. E37

    37. Valley of the Missiles

  7. E36

    36. Danger - Drinkers at Work

  8. E35

    35. Benn's Bandwagon

  9. E34

    34. Breast or the Bottle?

  10. E33

    33. The Nuclear Vote

  11. E32

    32. The Waiting Time

  12. E31

    31. Mugabe's Gamble

  13. E30

    30. Race Against Time

    Following riots in each area, TV Eye investigates racial issues and unrest in Brixton in London, Handsworth in Birmingham and St Pauls in Bristol. Contributors include Councillor Ian Crawford, James Hunt, Enoch Powell and Sabina Norton.

  14. E29

    29. Mrs. Thatcher's Loyal Rebels

  15. E28

    28. Other Casualties

  16. E27

    27. A Party is Born

  17. E26

    26. The Atlanta Killings

  18. E25

    25. El Salvador

  19. E24

    24. Too Many Hormones?

  20. E23

    23. Centre Party Road Test

  21. E22

    22. Help for the Valleys

  22. E21

    21. What Future for Coal?

  23. E20

    20. Going Private

  24. E19

    19. Mercenary

  25. E18

    18. Fair Catch?

  26. E17

    17. Steel - Forging Ahead?

  27. E16

    16. Revolution at War

  28. E15

    15. Ulster - A War for the Eighties?

  29. E14

    14. Man from Europe

  30. E13

    13. Danger on the Right

  31. E12

    12. The Mind of the Ripper

  32. E11

    11. Pulling Together?

  33. E10

    10. El Salvador - Year of the Gun

  34. E9

    9. Too Much to Lose

  35. E8

    8. Target Britain

  36. E7

    7. Empire Strikes Back

  37. E6

    6. Leadership Stakes

  38. E5

    5. Softly, Softly Man

  39. E4

    4. Oil in Troubled Waters

  40. E3

    3. Episode 3

  41. E2

    2. Nurses to Karamoja

  42. E1

    1. Episode 1

Season 4

1981 · 42 episodes · Last episode: 44 years ago

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  1. E42

    42. Hard Times

  2. E41

    41. What's Happened Since Toxteth?

  3. E40

    40. On the Wrong Track?

  4. E39

    39. The Labour Party

  5. E38

    38. Falklands - The Way We Were

  6. E37

    37. The Navy After the Falklands

  7. E36

    36. Falklands - A Fight to the Finish

  8. E35

    35. Falklands - Facing the Future

  9. E34

    34. Falklands - The Home Front

  10. E33

    33. Falklands - The Search for Peace

  11. E32

    32. Falklands - The Price of Principle

  12. E31

    31. Falklands - The Military Option

  13. E30

    30. The Battle for the Falklands: Part 3

  14. E29

    29. The Battle for the Falklands: Part 2

  15. E28

    28. The Battle for the Falklands: Part 1

  16. E27

    27. Death of Neil Aggett

  17. E26

    26. Do You Want More Television?

  18. E25

    25. Case of the Sleeping Beauty

  19. E24

    24. Fighting for the Universities

  20. E23

    23. Destruction of Solidarity

  21. E22

    22. The Margaret Thatcher Interview

  22. E21

    21. World Beaters

  23. E20

    20. Monetary Medicine Man

  24. E19

    19. Prisoner of the Kurds

  25. E18

    18. Freeze - Who Pays?

  26. E17

    17. Challenging the Russians

  27. E16

    16. The Last Dive

  28. E15

    15. Gaddafi

  29. E14

    14. March of the Militants

  30. E13

    13. Prior Commitment

  31. E12

    12. Mafia and the Earthquake

  32. E11

    11. Operation Hot Seat

  33. E10

    10. The Asset Stripping of Britain

  34. E9

    9. Outrage for God

  35. E8

    8. Unwanted Advances

  36. E7

    7. Tories - Is Loyalty Enough?

  37. E6

    6. Unfinished Business

  38. E5

    5. Who Won at Brighton?

  39. E4

    4. Nuclear Waste

  40. E3

    3. Chance of a Lifetime

  41. E2

    2. Messrs. Benn, Silkin and Healey

  42. E1

    1. Plot to Kill the Pope?

Season 5

1982 · 36 episodes · Last episode: 43 years ago

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  1. E36

    36. Death on the Y.O.P.

  2. E35

    35. Telling the Truth

  3. E34

    34. The End of the Good Times

  4. E33

    33. Mountains of Europe

  5. E32

    32. Someone Else's Baby

  6. E31

    31. Challenge to the Tories

  7. E30

    30. The Challenge for Labour

  8. E29

    29. Episode 29

  9. E28

    28. General Election '83

  10. E27

    27. The President's Man

  11. E26

    26. Children of God?

  12. E25

    25. Too Much Power for the Police?

  13. E24

    24. Defence of Britain

  14. E23

    23. What Price Oil?

  15. E22

    22. The Pope in El Salvador

  16. E21

    21. Shergar Mystery

  17. E20

    20. Holiday Deaths

  18. E19

    19. Nuclear Debate

  19. E18

    18. Fortress Falklands

  20. E17

    17. Company Vultures

  21. E16

    16. Gunlaw

  22. E15

    15. Plot to Kill the Pope?: Update

  23. E14

    14. Children of Lebanon

  24. E13

    13. Penlee Disaster

  25. E12

    12. Episode 12

  26. E11

    11. The Year of the Informer

  27. E10

    10. Obsession of Ron Smith

  28. E9

    9. Making the Break

  29. E8

    8. Nobbling the Jury

  30. E7

    7. Shadow of the Army

  31. E6

    6. Football - The Lost Millions

  32. E5

    5. And Tina Makes Ten

  33. E4

    4. Tories and Unemployment

  34. E3

    3. Labour and Militant

  35. E2

    2. After the Massacre

  36. E1

    1. Hospital

Season 6

1983 · 39 episodes · Last episode: 42 years ago

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  1. E39

    39. 007 - Licensed to Spy?

  2. E38

    38. Guinea Pigs

  3. E37

    37. Seeking Peace

  4. E36

    36. Fire in the Gulf

  5. E35

    35. Heroin - The Local Connection

  6. E34

    34. Death of a Pope

  7. E33

    33. Britain in the Dock

  8. E32

    32. Miner Against Miner

  9. E31

    31. Zola Budd

  10. E30

    30. Test Tube Babies

  11. E29

    29. Shield or the Sword?

  12. E28

    28. Word in the Right Ear

  13. E27

    27. The Neil Kinnock Interview

  14. E26

    26. What's a Yuppie?

  15. E25

    25. Showdown at Cortonwood

  16. E24

    24. Clouds of War

  17. E23

    23. Victims of Violence

  18. E22

    22. DeLorean - The Missing Millions

  19. E21

    21. The Liverpool Experiment

  20. E20

    20. Dangerous Neighbours

  21. E19

    19. Fighting Farmers

  22. E18

    18. A Christmas Drink

  23. E17

    17. The £1,000 Deal

  24. E16

    16. Corruption

  25. E15

    15. Missing Children

  26. E14

    14. The Shooting of Steven Waldorf

  27. E13

    13. Sugar, Salt and Water

  28. E12

    12. Breaking the Law

  29. E11

    11. The Case Against Aeroflot

  30. E10

    10. Grenada

  31. E9

    9. Something in the Soil

  32. E8

    8. Here Comes Cruise

  33. E7

    7. It's Your Line

  34. E6

    6. The Peacekeepers

  35. E5

    5. Return of the Grammar School?

  36. E4

    4. Computer Crime

  37. E3

    3. The Great Mackerel Race

  38. E2

    2. Too Much Power?

  39. E1

    1. Holiday's Over

Season 7

1984 · 40 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago

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  1. E40

    40. Cricket or Karate?

  2. E39

    39. The Minister Meets the Teachers

  3. E38

    38. Roy Lynk v. Arthur Scargill

  4. E37

    37. A Question of Heresy

  5. E36

    36. Brussels Manhunt

  6. E35

    35. The Abortion Pill

  7. E34

    34. The Experimenters

  8. E33

    33. Not Sport, But War

  9. E32

    32. Scab

  10. E31

    31. Paid to Kill the Pope?

  11. E30

    30. The Secret Crime

  12. E29

    29. The Honeyford Affair

  13. E28

    28. Less Pay, More Work?

  14. E27

    27. The Cocaine Smuggler

  15. E26

    26. The Iron Fist

  16. E25

    25. The David Owen Interview

  17. E24

    24. The Kerry Babies

  18. E23

    23. Frontline Police

  19. E22

    22. Cold Comfort

  20. E21

    21. Arthur Scargill's Legacy

  21. E20

    20. AIDS - The Victims

  22. E19

    19. Serial Killers

  23. E18

    18. Vigilante

  24. E17

    17. Consultants on the Make

  25. E16

    16. Bingo - The Game's Up

  26. E15

    15. Margaret Thatcher

  27. E14

    14. Racial Outlaws

  28. E13

    13. What Price Trident?

  29. E12

    12. Third Man

  30. E11

    11. The Young Ones

  31. E10

    10. Fight to the Finish

  32. E9

    9. The Unions and the Law

  33. E8

    8. Trouble at Bonnybridge

  34. E7

    7. Ethiopia - Does the Giving Help?

  35. E6

    6. Bitter Harvest

  36. E5

    5. No Room for Sentiment

  37. E4

    4. Victory Next Time?

  38. E3

    3. Chief Constable on Trial

  39. E2

    2. Jails for Sale

  40. E1

    1. The Miners Return

Season 8

1985 · 42 episodes · Last episode: 40 years ago

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  1. E42

    42. State of Emergency

  2. E41

    41. Behind with the Mortgage

  3. E40

    40. A Question of Habit

  4. E39

    39. Spanish Holiday Home Fraud

  5. E38

    38. Referendum on Divorce and Remarriage in Eire

  6. E37

    37. The Magnox Factor

  7. E36

    36. The Tin Miners

  8. E35

    35. One Man's Terrorist

  9. E34

    34. Heysel - The Reckoning

  10. E33

    33. Takeover!

  11. E32

    32. Can Mrs. Thatcher Say No?

  12. E31

    31. What Price Nuclear Power?

  13. E30

    30. The Thin Green Line

  14. E29

    29. Waldheim - The Haunted Campaign

  15. E28

    28. The Bombing of Libya

  16. E27

    27. The Closure of Ward 19

  17. E26

    26. The Decision to Launch

  18. E25

    25. Uncle Sam's Law

  19. E24

    24. Sellafield and the Bomb

  20. E23

    23. The Mafia on Trial

  21. E22

    22. When the Oil Runs Out

  22. E21

    21. The Kinnock Interview

  23. E20

    20. Lost with All Hands

  24. E19

    19. Changing Times

  25. E18

    18. Learning the Hard Way

  26. E17

    17. Pop Into Politics

  27. E16

    16. Crisis at No.10

  28. E15

    15. Living to a Hundred

  29. E14

    14. Michael Heseltine and the Westland Affair

  30. E13

    13. The Men Who Molest Children: Part 2

  31. E12

    12. The Men Who Molest Children: Part 1

  32. E11

    11. The Geordie Terrorist

  33. E10

    10. Council Estates - For Sale

  34. E9

    9. Tees Street Isn't Working

  35. E8

    8. Inside the Laager

  36. E7

    7. Volcano

  37. E6

    6. Dealing with the Dealers

  38. E5

    5. Police Under Fire

  39. E4

    4. AIDS and You

  40. E3

    3. Three Times a Lady

  41. E2

    2. Stop the Rainbow Warrior

  42. E1

    1. The Birmingham Riots

Cast & crew

  • Margaret Thatcher

    Margaret Thatcher

  • Peter Williams

    Reporter

  • Peter Taylor

    Peter Taylor

    Reporter

  • John Hume

  • Ian Paisley

  • Martin McGuinness

  • Arthur Scargill

    Arthur Scargill

    Self

  • John Prescott

    John Prescott

TV Eye FAQ

Will there be new episodes of TV Eye?

TV Eye has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on July 17, 1986.

When did the latest episode of TV Eye come out?

The most recent episode of TV Eye, Season 8 Episode 42 "State of Emergency", aired on July 17, 1986.

How many seasons of TV Eye are there?

TV Eye has 8 seasons with 291 episodes in total.

When did TV Eye first air?

TV Eye first aired on Thames Television on September 7, 1978.

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