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COLLECTION · Series · 2004

If...

If... is a series of BBC drama-documentaries broadcast on BBC Two from March to April 2004 and December 2004 to January 2005, each of which considers the potentially catastrophic political or social consequences that might arise from current trends in the United Kingdom. Using a drama with interviews from experts, then a discussion of the programme with a panel of experts from both sides of an argument. During the show a televote of opinion is cast.

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* 8.0 (1)DocumentaryDramaUnited Kingdom
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Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
BBC Two
Runtime
60 min/ep
Release
10/03/2004
Score
8.0 / 10 (1)
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1 episodes
Episode 1. The If... Debate: If Drugs Were Legal
60 min

No synopsis

Season 1
5 episodes · 2004
Episode 1. If... The Lights Go Out
2004-03-10 · 60 min

Winter 2010: Britain is struggling to generate enough electricity to cope with demand. Following a terrorist attack on a gas pipeline in Russia, south-east England is plunged into darkness. Householders have no water or electricity,…

Episode 2. If... Things Don't Get Better
2004-03-17 · 60 min

In 2014, Britain is a deeply divided society, yet there's one man who's determined to narrow the gap between rich and poor - and that's when the trouble begins.

Episode 3. If... The Generations Fall Out
2004-03-24 · 60 min

In 2024, the older generation, whose numbers have gone up by almost half in 20 years, hold sway over the country. A massive tax rise to boost welfare for the aged leads to protest on Mother's Day, destruction and possible financial…

Episode 4. If... It Was a Woman's World
2004-03-31 · 60 min

Girls currently outperform boys academically and traditional male-dominated industries are on the wane - so are women better equipped for the world of the future? This drama-documentary takes a hypothetical leap to 2020, where men are…

Episode 5. If... We Don't Stop Eating
2004-04-07 · 60 min

By 2020, Britain is in the grip of an obesity epidemic. The consequences of diabetes, cancers and heart disease mean the NHS are finding it hard to cope. New rules are about to force hospitals to refuse treatment.

Season 2
6 episodes · 2004
Episode 1. If... Cloning Could Cure Us
2004-12-16 · 60 min

2014: a climbing accident has left 28-year-old Andrew Holland paralysed from the waist down. Dr Alex Douglas aims to regenerate Andrew's spinal cord with stem cells from a cloned embryo - an illegal procedure for which she soon finds…

Episode 2. If... We Could Stop the Violence
2004-12-22 · 60 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. If... Drugs Were Legal
2005-01-12 · 60 min

In a Britain of the future, clubs and bars are licensed to sell drugs such as ecstasy. But when two girls die, the regulatory body Ofdrug sends an agent to investigate.

Episode 4. If... TV Goes Down the Tube
2005-03-21 · 60 min

A mother struggling to cope with the death of her daughter on a reality TV show uncovers a sinister plot.

Episode 5. If... The Toxic Timebomb Goes Off
2005-03-31 · 60 min

In 2015, a freighter docked at Dover loses its cargo of toxic waste; subsequently a scientist's body is found in an incinerator. In the search for the killer, DC Temple and Di Macguire infiltrate the underworld of organised crime. The…

Episode 6. If... We Stopped Giving Aid to Africa
2005-06-26 · 60 min

Aid worker Ben Swale commits his life to providing humanitarian aid in Africa but finds his work often causing more harm than good. This thought-provoking docu-drama follows his journey through an increasingly morally complex world.

Season 3
1 episodes · 2006
Episode 1. If... The Oil Runs Out
2006-05-30 · 60 min

It's 2016, and a crisis is looming: the cheap oil that has fuelled our global economy for the past years is becoming scarcer and more expensive. This sobering dramatised documentary, told from the perspectives of a geologist drilling for…

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