BBC anthology series featuring original plays, theatrical and literary adaptations. Over 300 episodes of varying lengths aired from 1970-1984, with some later developed into series, including Rumpole of the Bailey and Gangsters.

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28 Folgen

  • The Reporters
    F1
    The ReportersTwo provincial newspaper reporters - one a young idealist starting out on his career, the other an embittered man who previously wrote for a failed national daily - swap views.
  • A Life Is for Ever
    F2
    A Life Is for EverThe story of a man serving a 30-year prison sentence for killing a cop
  • Carson Country
    F3
    Carson CountryA story about the origin of the Stormont state
  • Man Friday
    F4
    Man FridayThe story of Robinson Crusoe from Man Friday's viewpoint
  • Triple Exposure
    F5
    Triple ExposureA hippie breaks into the house of a middle-aged couple and forms a relationship with them
  • Better than the Movies
    F6
    Better than the MoviesA man celebrating his birthday comes to appreciate the difference between media fantasy and mundane reality.
  • The General's Day
    F7
    The General's DayAn elderly general woos a shy school teacher.
  • The Bankrupt
    F8
    The BankruptA washed-up executive is on the verge of bankruptcy.
  • Just Your Luck
    F9
    Just Your LuckA pregnant teenager sets about wooing a sailor in a sectarian council estate in Greenock.
  • The Bouncing Boy
    F10
    The Bouncing BoyA young couple have a baby boy. However, the new father doesn't take to his new position quite as well as expected.
  • Shakespeare or Bust
    F11
    Shakespeare or BustThe adventures of three Derbyshire miners going to Stratford-upon-Avon on a barge
  • Land of Green Ginger
    F12
    Land of Green GingerFaced with the prospect of being sent to work abroad, Sally Brown returns home from London to Hull, to see if she still feels the same attachment for her home town - and for her old boyfriend Mike Thurlow. Will she decide to take the job abroad or return to live with Mike in Hull?
  • Kisses at Fifty
    F13
    Kisses at FiftyA long-married husband leaves his family for a barmaid.
  • Highway Robbery
    F14
    Highway RobberyA man fights council plans to demolish his home to make way for a new bypass.
  • Song at Twilight
    F15
    Song at TwilightThe story of a defiant football manager in terminal decline
  • Only Make Believe
    F16
    Only Make BelieveAs a playwright dictates notes about his newest play to his secretary, scenes from the play are acted out.
  • For Sylvia or The Air Show
    F17
    For Sylvia or The Air ShowWas this the finest hour? Sifting the truth and fiction about the Battle of Britain, Burrows and Harding give their own account of how the nation sees its heroes - and itself.
  • The Operation
    F18
    The OperationDavid Adler is an operator. He strips assets, other men's wives, and his oldest friend's soul - anything for a cool million.
  • Access to the Children
    F19
    Access to the ChildrenMalcolmson spends every Sunday taking his children to the zoo, reflecting on the breakdown of his marriage and the events that brought about his divorce. Is there a chance the family can be brought back together?
  • Hard Labour
    F20
    Hard LabourThe trials of an overworked and underappreciated housecleaner
  • Man Above Men
    F21
    Man Above Men"I'm the judge's daughter - I think he's a monstrous old man. I think all men who say 'I'm only doing my job' are monstrous. I've despaired of changing him. But I'd stop short of killing him."
  • Speech Day
    F22
    Speech DayThree underachievers have fun at a school speech day
  • Steps Back
    F23
    Steps Back"Fifteen years since I was forced t' leave, forced t' leave me roots, the territory of me heart." When Gerry takes his fiancée Nita home to Brighouse, what will they find?
  • Three's One
    F24
    Three's OneAre Maggie and Tony using each other as a means of communicating with Dr Leafer? Or are they using Dr Leafer as a means of communicating with each other?
  • Edward G.--Like the Film Star
    F25
    Edward G.--Like the Film StarEdward G. is nothing like a film star; his life has been ordinary - until now. But he's just had a shattering experience. This edition is missing from the BBC archives.
  • Blooming Youth
    F26
    Blooming YouthThe problems of four people sharing an apartment
  • The Stretch
    F27
    The StretchEveryone always looked after Maureen. But her husband comes home after two years in prison and finds she has grown up and he's not ready for the change.
  • Making the Play
    F28
    Making the PlayThey no longer live together because, after 11 years, the marriage is over. So why is she always turning up to see him at the most embarrassing times? And why doesn't he send her away?

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