BBC2 Playhouse is a one hour UK anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas created by Sara Pia Anderson and produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Among its many notable guest stars were Helen Mirren, Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Liam Neeson, Paul Scofield, Deborah Kerr, Ben Kingsley, Donald Pleasence, Brenda Blethyn, and Peggy Ashcroft. It premiered in the UK on March 13, 1974 and ran through May 20, 1983.
Playhouse (Season 3)
Kites (Episode 1)
Writer: Don Shaw
Air date: 1976-03-19
Overview: Retired prep school headmaster Lawrence Hastings has few pleasures in life. One is kite flying, until this too is spoilt by the intrusions of an irritating small boy.
An Accident of Class and Sex (Episode 2)
Writer: Maggie Wadey
Air date: 1976-03-26
A Martyr to the System (Episode 3)
Writer: Andrew Davies
Air date: 1976-04-02
Overview: A school lecturer is possessed by the spirit of Othello during the teaching of Classics.
The Button Man (Episode 4)
Writer: Ewart Alexander
Air date: 1976-04-09
Practical Experience (Episode 5)
Writer: Alan Plater
Air date: 1976-04-16
Dad (Episode 6)
Writer: Don Taylor
Air date: 1976-04-23
The Chauffeur (Episode 7)
Writer: Denis Plimmer
Air date: 1976-04-30
Overview: Joe, chauffeur to a South American embassy, enjoys the small perks of privilege his job provides. When a coup results in the ambassador's recall, his halcyon life is upended.
Play Things (Episode 8)
Writer: Peter Prince
Air date: 1976-05-07
Overview: A young man volunteers to work with a children's play group in a desolate London area.
Jumbo (Episode 9)
Writer: Don Shaw
Air date: 1976-05-14
Seasons
Episodes 3
Episodes 3
Episodes 9
Episodes 6
Episodes 1
Episodes 31
Episodes 29
Episodes 35