'Elizabeth & Steve', originally transmitted on BBC1, 16 June 1983
Written by Ken Blakeson, directed by Peter Duguid

The prosecution in the Donald Fleming rape trial begins its final summing up to the jury. Steve has taken an interest in Elizabeth, one of his fellow jurors. Although she is older than him and they come from very different backgrounds, he is confident that he will manage to go out with her. After court he offers her a lift home, but she declines.

Steve goes to check the progress at his construction site and joins his men in the pub. Elizabeth entertains her old friend Gerry at her flat, but rejects his romantic advances. Steve goes on a date and brings the girl back to his flat. The next day, during a lunch break, Steve follows Elizabeth to a restaurant and the two fall easily into conversation. He tells her about his work on an oil rig, while she talks about her anthropological field-trips. After a gruelling day in court, Steve takes Elizabeth for tea at a place where they can go ballroom dancing. Although she thinks he is too young for her, Elizabeth agrees to go back to Steve's flat. Looking at the framed pictures on his walls, she is impressed by his talent as a photographer. They go to bed together. Afterwards he drives her home, but she won't let him in as she has work to do.

The next day, they go back to his place again and that evening she cooks him dinner at her flat. During the night, Steve comments that Fleming probably is technically innocent, as he probably didn't understand what he was doing. Afterwards Elizabeth is cool with Steve, and puts him off when he tries to set up another date. Steve follows Elizabeth and becomes jealous when he sees her having lunch with Gerry. That night he has too much to drink and goes over to her flat. He is aggressive, thinking that she is entertaining Gerry; in fact, she is just working. Feeling jealous and rejected, he suggests that she is constantly having affairs with men. He apologises for what he said and tells her that he needs her, but Elizabeth asks him to leave.

The prosecution barrister finishes his final statements to the court. Steve and Elizabeth exchange glances, and then look away.