Sarah Pia Anderson
Director
Playhouse (1974)
Season 7
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.
Released March 13, 1974
Episode 75 min
10+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.anthology, imdb.bbc-archives, imdb.fun, imdb.play-house
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S7E1 - Caught on a Train
Peter boards a train to attend an important business meeting across Europe. His trip is complicated by two women also assigned to his compartment. One is an independent American whom Peter finds attractive. The other is Frau Messner, an extremely particular and demanding older European woman. Between the two of them, they try different aspects of Peter's patience...
Oct. 31, 1980, midnight
S7E28 - Going Gently
Two men sharing a hospital room after their diagnoses of terminal cancer struggle with fear, physical pain, the difficulties of being in hospital, family members unable to cope, loneliness, and their unusual friendship.
June 5, 1981, midnight
S7E2 - Fatal Spring
Using a remarkable blend of dramatic techniques, this study of three English poets – also three courageous soldiers – gradually develops towards their historical and crucial meeting.
Nov. 7, 1980, midnight
S7E3 - The Black Madonna
Lou Parker feels very strongly that she and her husband, Ray, are different from the Farrells and the Ackerleys. With them it's all television. But she and Ray have the local library and The Observer. They keep abreast. They're different.
Nov. 14, 1980, midnight
S7E4 - The Happy Autumn Fields
None
Nov. 21, 1980, midnight
S7E9 - Fothergill
John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame, Oxfordshire, with the intent of turning it into the most celebrated Inn in England, catering to the brightest lights in London's literati.
Jan. 9, 1981, midnight
S7E13 - Journal of Bridget Hitler
An Irishwoman married to a German in pre-WWI Liverpool prepares to meet her brother-in-law, a young man named Adolf Hitler.
Feb. 6, 1981, midnight
S7E17 - Clapperclaw
VE Night, 1945: In a Yorkshire pub, not everyone is in a mood to celebrate. Lorna Thorpe's 'All-Star' dance band is down two members, the beer has run out, and some influential friends on the city council have booked flights to Buenos Aires.
March 6, 1981, midnight
S7E21 - Elizabeth Alone: Part 1
After nineteen years of marriage, three children, and a brief but passionate affair followed by a quick divorce, Elizabeth Aidallbery has to go for an emergency operation. From her bed, she has the leisure to take stock of her life, and frankly, it doesn't look very edifying: there's the 17-year-old daughter who's run off to a commune with her boyfriend; an old hopeless suitor who continues to press his claims; and of course the memory of the havoc caused by the affair. No doubt she could put her life back in order. But need that involve all those people who cause her so much heartache?
April 3, 1981, midnight
S7E22 - Elizabeth Alone: Part 2
After nineteen years of marriage, three children, and a brief but passionate affair followed by a quick divorce, Elizabeth Aidallbery has to go for an emergency operation. From her bed, she has the leisure to take stock of her life, and frankly, it doesn't look very edifying: there's the 17-year-old daughter who's run off to a commune with her boyfriend; an old hopeless suitor who continues to press his claims; and of course the memory of the havoc caused by the affair. No doubt she could put her life back in order. But need that involve all those people who cause her so much heartache?
April 10, 1981, midnight
S7E5 - Grown-Ups
Young working class couple Dick and Mandy move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next door. Mandy's unmarried sister, Gloria, is constantly dropping in, and will not take any hints that the couple would prefer to be left alone, until her presence finally goads them to action.
Nov. 28, 1980, midnight
S7E6 - My Dear Palestrina
None
Dec. 5, 1980, midnight
S7E7 - Shaping Up
None
Dec. 12, 1980, midnight
S7E8 - Standing in for Henry
At a Nottingham advertising agency, young graphic designer Graham is recruited as a temporary replacement for the iconic Henry. The agency are desperate to be part of the Swinging Sixties but not without Henry. Can Graham replace him?
Dec. 19, 1980, midnight
S7E10 - One Hundred and Eighty!!!
A darts tournament is put in peril when the players' wives stage a sit-in in the pub.
Jan. 16, 1981, midnight
S7E11 - The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe
A day in the life of Mrs Radcliffe, who believes that the advice she so freely gives is done only out of kindness.
Jan. 23, 1981, midnight
S7E12 - A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
In prison the night before his execution, Republican preacher Hugh Peter prepares to be hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.
Jan. 30, 1981, midnight
S7E14 - Days at the Beach
In 1920, a trio of British soldiers have to guard an unexploded mine that has washed up on a beach.
Feb. 13, 1981, midnight
S7E15 - Bobby Wants to Meet Me
In 1978, Changes Magazine journalist Neville Morris writes an essay about Bob Dylan called 'A Jewish Massiah'. Dylan's publicist Elle Smith reaches out that The Bard wants to meet him at Earl's Court.
Feb. 20, 1981, midnight
S7E16 - Days
A mother, waiting for a visit through a hospital day, reflects on her life. Dreams haunt her, fantasies seduce her, memories crowd in on her, distorting the drab reality of her day to day existence. Must her daughter follow in her footsteps? How can she find a way to guide her towards a brighter future?
Feb. 27, 1981, midnight
S7E18 - The Potsdam Quartet
An exploration of the personal and professional conflicts of a string quartet who have been playing together for many years, but are on the point of disintegrating.
March 13, 1981, midnight
S7E19 - Unity
The true story of Unity Mitford who, in the 1930s, moves to Germany, where she befriends Adolf Hitler.
March 20, 1981, midnight
S7E20 - Skylark
None
March 27, 1981, midnight
S7E23 - Elizabeth Alone: Part 3
After nineteen years of marriage, three children, and a brief but passionate affair followed by a quick divorce, Elizabeth Aidallbery has to go for an emergency operation. From her bed, she has the leisure to take stock of her life, and frankly, it doesn't look very edifying: there's the 17-year-old daughter who's run off to a commune with her boyfriend; an old hopeless suitor who continues to press his claims; and of course the memory of the havoc caused by the affair. No doubt she could put her life back in order. But need that involve all those people who cause her so much heartache?
April 17, 1981, midnight
S7E24 - The Man Who Almost Knew Eamonn Andrews
None
April 24, 1981, midnight
S7E25 - You're All Right, How Am I?
None
May 1, 1981, midnight
S7E26 - The Day War Broke Out
Albie Warren and his girlfriend Carla are second on the bill of variety artists and musicians performing to half empty venues. Albie impersonates wartime comic Rob Wilton to people who don't know him. Will he take the chance to top the bill?
May 15, 1981, midnight
S7E27 - Random Moments in a May Garden
None
May 22, 1981, midnight
S7E29 - Marriage
None
July 10, 1981, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 75 min.
Season Runtime: 525 min.
Released: March 13, 1974
Last Air Date: May 20, 1983, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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