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Season 2, Episode 12: On Giant's Shoulders

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A middle-aged childless couple on a remote farm adopt a Black boy with no limbs due to the effects of Thalidomide. They encounter a great deal of resistance and scepticism from their friends and neighbours.

All Episodes - Season 2

Langrishe Go Down
Episode 1
Langrishe Go Down
 Fairies
Episode 2
Fairies
 Fearless Frank
Episode 3
Fearless Frank
 The Lost Boys: Part 1 – We Set Out to Be Wrecked
Episode 4
The Lost Boys: Part 1 – We Set Out to Be Wrecked
 The Lost Boys: Part 2 – Dark and Sinister Man
Episode 5
The Lost Boys: Part 2 – Dark and Sinister Man
 The Lost Boys: Part 3 – An Awfully Big Adventure
Episode 6
The Lost Boys: Part 3 – An Awfully Big Adventure
 Return Fare
Episode 7
Return Fare
 Another Day
Episode 8
Another Day
 The Vanishing Army
Episode 9
The Vanishing Army
 Night People
Episode 10
Night People
 Renoir, My Father
Episode 11
Renoir, My Father
 On Giant's Shoulders
Episode 12
On Giant's Shoulders
 Stepping Out
Episode 13
Stepping Out
 A Light That Shines
Episode 14
A Light That Shines
 In England's Green and Pleasant Land
Episode 15
In England's Green and Pleasant Land
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