A Choice of Coward (Season 1)

Noël Coward hosts these four episodes, each an adaptation of one of his plays.

  • Poster for Present Laughter

    Present Laughter (Episode 1)

    Writer: Peter Wildeblood

    Air date: 1964-08-10

    Runtime: 70 min

    Overview: An aging and self-obsessed actor finds himself in a borderline farcical situation when he's besieged by the demands of his estranged wife, women who want to seduce him, and a crazed playwright.

  • Poster for Blithe Spirit

    Blithe Spirit (Episode 2)

    Writer: Peter Wildeblood

    Air date: 1964-08-17

    Runtime: 73 min

    Overview: While holding a séance for skeptical novelist Charles Condomine, self-proclaimed 'spiritualist medium' Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the spirit of his deceased first wife Elvira, leading to an increasingly complex love triangle with Ruth, his current wife of five years.

  • Poster for The Vortex

    The Vortex (Episode 3)

    Writer: Peter Wildeblood

    Air date: 1964-08-24

    Runtime: 71 min

    Overview: In post-WWI England, talented young composer Nicky Lancaster must deal with his aging, socialite, drug addict mother Florence.

  • Poster for Design for Living

    Design for Living (Episode 4)

    Writer: Peter Wildeblood

    Air date: 1964-08-31

    Runtime: 74 min

    Overview: Independent Gilda is resigned fo a life of married tedium when Otto and Leo, having gotten past their jealousy, come to America and whisk Gilda away to live an exciting polyamorous life in Paris.

A Choice of Coward

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