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 4)
The Mind Beyond: Meriel, the Ghost Girl (Episode 1)
Writer: David Halliwell
Air date: 1976-09-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Psychic investigator George Livingston is asked to attend a séance. Can it be that he has finally discovered a genuine supernatural phenomena!?
The Mind Beyond: Double Echo (Episode 2)
Writer: Brian Hayles
Air date: 1976-10-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Alison has suffered Autism since childhood. Now 17, her parents take her to Dr. Mallam for psychotherapy. Alison is tested with Zener cards, leading him to suspect she is telepathic.
The Mind Beyond: The Love of a Good Woman (Episode 3)
Writer: William Trevor
Air date: 1976-10-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A pair of childhood sweethearts have their peaceful life interrupted when a vulgar woman from her dreams show up in reality.
The Mind Beyond: The Daedalus Equations (Episode 4)
Writer: Bruce Stewart
Air date: 1976-10-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: During a séance, a medium transcribes complex equations that seem to be the final work of a recently deceased physicist revealing the secret of cold fusion, to the consternation of a rationalistic scientist.
The Mind Beyond: Stones (Episode 5)
Writer: Christopher Bigsby
Air date: 1976-10-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Stones and curses go together. A series of strange events connected with Stonehenge lead Professor Reeve, an Oxford historian, to wonder if this superstition is true.
The Mind Beyond: The Man with the Power (Episode 6)
Writer: Evan Jones
Air date: 1976-11-03
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An ordinary man suddenly discovers that he possesses psychic powers.
Seasons
Episodes 3
Episodes 3
Episodes 9
Episodes 6
Episodes 1
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