Sarah Pia Anderson
Director
Playhouse (1974)
Season 8
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
S8E1 - Mrs. Reinhardt
An Englishwoman seeking to escape her marriage arrives at French hotel.
Oct. 30, 1981, midnight
S8E2 - Last Summer's Child
A boy feels restless during a hot summer in prewar Cornwall.
Nov. 6, 1981, midnight
S8E3 - Autumn Sunshine
None
Nov. 13, 1981, midnight
S8E4 - The Grudge Fight
None
Nov. 27, 1981, midnight
S8E5 - Virginia Fly Is Drowning
Secure in her suburban home, Virginia Fly dreams of a life of unbridled passion and romance. She feels her fantasies are about to become reality when she is asked to take part in a TV documentary about pre-marital love - a subject about which she is sadly ignorant...
Dec. 4, 1981, midnight
S8E6 - Findings on a Late Afternoon
Gerald is on the edge of a complete breakdown. During an afternoon with his father, he starts to come to terms with the wounding confusions and mistakes of his past—his lies, his girlfriend's suicide, his mother's obsessive love of his younger brother, and her death in a hospital when he arrived too late to communicate his real feelings for her.
Dec. 11, 1981, midnight
S8E7 - Dancing Country
The local country dancing team of old-age pensioners is forced to change its style when Jack, its leader, arrives with a new partner, one who is younger and prettier.
Dec. 18, 1981, midnight
S8E8 - The Combination
None
Jan. 8, 1982, midnight
S8E9 - A Silly Little Habit
An apparently happy and privileged woman begins shoplifting.
Jan. 15, 1982, midnight
S8E10 - Aubrey
The story of Aubrey Beardsley, an English illustrator and author, whose black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler.
Jan. 22, 1982, midnight
S8E11 - Preview
Four television critics gather in a Wardour Street preview theatre to see a documentary and get the surprise of their lives.
Jan. 29, 1982, midnight
S8E12 - Out of Step
A keen ballroom dancer becomes an alcoholic after discovering she's infertile.
Feb. 5, 1982, midnight
S8E13 - A Shilling Life
A once-famous writer, now long out of fashion, is interviewed by a disconcerting young woman.
Feb. 12, 1982, midnight
S8E14 - The Workshop
In 1945, just a year since the allied troops entered Paris, Simone arrives for her first day at M. Leon's tailoring workshop.
Feb. 19, 1982, midnight
S8E15 - How Many Miles to Babylon?
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.
Feb. 26, 1982, midnight
S8E16 - The Pigman's Protégé
In 1919, the carnage of WWI has left the country desperately short of young men. Maud, who runs the farm for her crippled father, decides that it is time for her young sister Clara to be married, and a husband could provide a strong pair of hands around the place. Stan the pigman seems to fix most things, why not this?
March 5, 1982, midnight
S8E17 - A Pocketful of Dreams
At the moment, money is scarce and times are hard for everyone—even villains like Charlie and Denny are feeling the pinch. But their luck could change when a chance encounter with a film crew provides them with an eccentric method of getting their hands on a lot of loot.
March 12, 1982, midnight
S8E18 - Keeping in Touch
When James pays one of his periodic visits to his mother, he finds her curiously resigned to the loneliness she's suffered for the years since her husband's death. Somehow, she has managed to keep all the family ties intact.
March 19, 1982, midnight
S8E19 - The Guest
Gerald fancies himself as a bit of a gourmet and a trip to the gastronomic delights of France promises well. His wife Hilary isn't so sure; she isn't sure of a lot of things about Gerald just recently, but the menu at the extravagantly recommended La Petite Chanson provides an unexpected solution.
March 26, 1982, midnight
S8E20 - The Sidmouth Letters
Academic scavenger Shorty believes he's tracked down some letters that reveal an unexpected side to Miss Jane Austen's nature.
April 2, 1982, midnight
S8E21 - The Queen of Annagh
Nancy is the sole inhabitant of the Isle of Annagh off the west coast of Scotland. Although World War III is raging all around she sees little of it until Michael, a young pilot officer, pays an involuntary visit and is in danger of dragging the hostilities along with him.
April 16, 1982, midnight
S8E22 - By George
An anthropologist observed by one of his erstwhile victims — a sophisticated comedy.
April 23, 1982, midnight
S8E23 - Lunch
Two women meet for lunch every two weeks to swap news. But this week is different.
April 30, 1982, midnight
S8E24 - Passing Through
At a railway public house, two strangers engage in a conversation and begin to open up about their life's. Richard is an alcoholic and former stockbroker is just been released from jail. Arthur works for the railway as a points operator.
May 7, 1982, midnight
S8E25 - Jake's End
Jake's a professional, a married man with a reputation to maintain—and a bank to rob.
May 14, 1982, midnight
S8E26 - Housewarming
Her husband Gary is behind on the central heating installation. Eunice, her best friend, has a crush on the lodger — an actor appearing in a violent play at the local rep. No wonder Tina is anxious about the housewarming.
May 21, 1982, midnight
S8E27 - Easy Money
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.
May 28, 1982, midnight
S8E28 - Potatohead Blues
Stan McVay has given up smoking, gone on a diet and feels like hell. He's also abandoned the Ulster spud and just learned that his teenage daughter is having an affair with a married man.
June 4, 1982, midnight
S8E29 - Irwin Shaw Triple Bill: The Man Who Married a French Wife / The Monument / The Girls in Their Summer Dresses
Three short stories by Irwin Shaw.
June 11, 1982, midnight
S8E30 - Chains
Eddie's 40th birthday party reunites friends not seen since the old days of ton-up bikes and early rock and roll. It could be a chance to relive those 'good times', if the others can only match Eddie's enthusiasm.
June 18, 1982, midnight
S8E31 - Come Into the Garden, Maud
A henpecked American visiting Europe is able to throw off his ghastly wife and find love.
July 7, 1982, midnight
S8E32 - A Song at Twilight
A famous writer finds that a long-suppressed secret is about to be revealed by his former mistress.
July 9, 1982, midnight
S8E33 - Fraulein Else
None
Jan. 14, 1983, midnight
S8E34 - Imaginary Friends
None
April 1, 1983, midnight
S8E35 - Possibilities
None
May 20, 1983, 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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