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 8)
Mrs. Reinhardt 0.0
Air date: 1981-10-30
Overview: An Englishwoman seeking to escape her marriage arrives at French hotel.
Last Summer's Child 0.0
Air date: 1981-11-06
Overview: A boy feels restless during a hot summer in prewar Cornwall.
Autumn Sunshine 0.0
Air date: 1981-11-13
The Grudge Fight 0.0
Air date: 1981-11-27
Virginia Fly Is Drowning 0.0
Air date: 1981-12-04
Findings on a Late Afternoon 0.0
Air date: 1981-12-11
Dancing Country 0.0
Air date: 1981-12-18
The Combination 0.0
Air date: 1982-01-08
A Silly Little Habit 0.0
Air date: 1982-01-15
Overview: A woman with an apparently happy and privileged life begins shoplifting.
Aubrey 0.0
Air date: 1982-01-22
Overview: A play about the brilliant, shocking Victorian artist Aubrey Beardsley, who died in his twenties.
Preview 0.0
Air date: 1982-01-29
Out of Step 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-05
Overview: A keen ballroom dancer begins to drink heavily when she discovers she's infertile.
A Shilling Life 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-12
Overview: A once-famous writer, now long out of fashion, is interviewed by a disconcerting young woman.
The Workshop 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-19
How Many Miles to Babylon? 0.0
Air date: 1982-02-26
Overview: Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer and Jerry as a private. They still remain close, however, until Jerry is court-martialed for desertion, and Alex is put in charge of the firing squad.
The Pigman's Protege 0.0
Air date: 1982-03-05
A Pocketful of Dreams 0.0
Air date: 1982-03-12
Keeping in Touch 0.0
Air date: 1982-03-19
The Guest 0.0
Air date: 1982-03-26
The Sidmouth Letters 0.0
Air date: 1982-04-02
Overview: Shorty, an academic scavenger, believes he has tracked down some letters revealing an unexpected side to Miss Jane Austen's nature.
The Queen of Annagh 0.0
Air date: 1982-04-16
By George 0.0
Air date: 1982-04-23
Lunch 0.0
Air date: 1982-04-30
Overview: Two women meet for lunch every two weeks to swap news. But this week is different.
Passing Through 0.0
Air date: 1982-05-07
Jake's End 0.0
Air date: 1982-05-14
Housewarming 0.0
Air date: 1982-05-21
Easy Money 0.0
Air date: 1982-05-28
Overview: At a concert, Marcia picked Terry out of the crowd. So he no longer feels alone. Until he learns about her secret life and dare not tell his friends.
Potatohead Blues 0.0
Air date: 1982-06-04
Irwin Shaw Triple Bill: The Man who Married a French Wife/The Monument/The Girls 0.0
Air date: 1982-06-11
Chains 0.0
Air date: 1982-06-18
Come Into the Garden, Maud 0.0
Air date: 1982-07-07
Overview: A henpecked American visiting Europe is able to throw off his ghastly wife and find love.
A Song at Twilight 0.0
Air date: 1982-07-09
Overview: A famous writer finds that a long-suppressed secret is about to be revealed by his former mistress.
Fraulein Else 0.0
Air date: 1983-01-14
Imaginary Friends 0.0
Air date: 1983-04-01
Possibilities 0.0
Air date: 1983-05-20
Seasons
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