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S01E06 - "Life in the Fast Lane"
Aired on Nov 28, 1991, 10:00 PM
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Old Dog, New Tricks
Ivan Fox, manager of a small tobacco factory in north London, is reluctantly relocated to Northern Ireland's strife-torn capital. He sees himself as agnostic and assumes that he will be left alone, but the tiny Jewish community welcomes him in with such determination that he is pushed and pressured into embarking on a quest for his own faith.
Oct 17, 1991
30 min
Someone to Watch Over Me
Ivan Fox, the Jewish widower who reluctantly moved from London to Belfast, continues to be surprised by the pressure he is under to rediscover his own faith. And just as he's settling into his new job a stranger calls into the factory demanding protection money.
Oct 24, 1991
30 min
Safe as Houses
When the president of Belfast's Jewish community discovers that he has a reluctant Jew on his hands, he doesn't care whether Ivan is lapsed or the Chief Rabbi - it's numbers that count.
Oct 31, 1991
30 min
South of the Border
When 20 Belfast Jews on their way to a wedding in Dublin are stopped at a roadblock, Ivan thinks it's a joke. But the police are searching for terrorists, and they aren't laughing.
Nov 14, 1991
30 min
Getting It Off Your Chest
Ivan develops a bad cough and ends up in a cemetery with the doctor.
Nov 21, 1991
30 min
Life in the Fast Lane
Belfast's Jewish community has nearly got a new recruit, but with the synagogue in sight, God and Ivan have different plans.
Nov 28, 1991
30 min
