Playhouse (1974)

Playhouse

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.

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Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
as Ivanov as Robert Cibrario
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
as Sister Scarli as
Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson
as Blacksmith
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren
as Mrs. Reinhardt
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
as
Julie Walters
Julie Walters
as Mrs. Morgan
John Bluthal
John Bluthal
as as Sam Nicholls
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
as as George Livingston
Doreen Mantle
Doreen Mantle
as Mrs. Orpen as Margaret
Denholm Elliott
Denholm Elliott
as Psychiatrist as Geoffrey Treasure as Bernard
Desmond Llewelyn
Desmond Llewelyn
as Papa as Major Bill Whittall
Robert Hardy
Robert Hardy
as Sir Malcolm Campbell as John Fothergill
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith
as Timothy Perkins as Michael
Stanley Lebor
Stanley Lebor
as Juntress as Stewart
Hugh Griffith
Hugh Griffith
as
Clive Swift
Clive Swift
as
Oskar Homolka
Oskar Homolka
as
Hugh Burden
Hugh Burden
as
Robert Urquhart
Robert Urquhart
as
Diana King
Diana King
as
George Coulouris
George Coulouris
as
Johnny Briggs
Johnny Briggs
as Brian
Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom
as
Milo Sperber
Milo Sperber
as
Nick Berry
Nick Berry
as
Alan Lake
Alan Lake
as
Sarah Douglas
Sarah Douglas
as
Fulton Mackay
Fulton Mackay
as
Sara Kestelman
Sara Kestelman
as
Miriam Karlin
Miriam Karlin
as
Charles Keating
Charles Keating
as
Stephanie Cole
Stephanie Cole
as
George Pravda
George Pravda
as
Peter Attard
Peter Attard
as
Ray Hassett
Ray Hassett
as
Garry Cooper
Garry Cooper
as
Ivan Steward
Ivan Steward
as
Bill Dean
Bill Dean
as
John Kani
John Kani
as
Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting
as
Anthony Dawes
Anthony Dawes
as Salesman
Barry Foster
Barry Foster
as Bellamy
Terrence Hardiman
Terrence Hardiman
as Raymond
Jan Francis
Jan Francis
as Judy
Donald Gee
Donald Gee
as Ben
Maurice Roëves
Maurice Roëves
as Adolf Hitler
Julian Glover
Julian Glover
as Interviewer
Denis Lill
Denis Lill
as Alois Hitler
Tim Woodward
Tim Woodward
as William Patrick
Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
as Major Orpen
Tim Barlow
Tim Barlow
as Mr. Smith
Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore
as Travis
Gerard Ryder
Gerard Ryder
as Cousin Theodore
John Savident
John Savident
as Dunswick
David Bradley
David Bradley
as Wike
Maggie Steed
Maggie Steed
as Sylvia
Patrick Newell
Patrick Newell
as Pemberton
John Bird
John Bird
as H.G. Wells
David de Keyser
David de Keyser
as Curtis-Bennett
Jeremy Sinden
Jeremy Sinden
as Evelyn Waugh
Tacy Kneale
Tacy Kneale
as Kitty
Norman Rossington
Norman Rossington
as Dave Smith
Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
as Grimmet
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges
as Michael Loomis
Peggy Aitchison
Peggy Aitchison
as Mrs. Barr
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack
as Adler
Rosalind Knight
Rosalind Knight
as Mrs. Mattison
Derek Martin
Derek Martin
as Reg
Tony Caunter
Tony Caunter
as Harry Leech
Garrick Hagon
Garrick Hagon
as Commentator
William Hootkins
William Hootkins
as Mr. Bowles
Elizabeth Ashley
Elizabeth Ashley
as Medium
Shane Rimmer
Shane Rimmer
as Ambassador Bingham
Allan Surtees
Allan Surtees
as Mr. Greeves
David Waller
David Waller
as Dad
Rosemary Leach
Rosemary Leach
as Irene
Jeremy Kemp
Jeremy Kemp
as James Lombard
Michael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen
as Rose S.J.
Jeremy Clyde
Jeremy Clyde
as The Hon C. St J. Denton
Richard Morant
Richard Morant
as Younger A.L.P.
David Troughton
David Troughton
as Hogg H.
Alan Rowe
Alan Rowe
as Guy
Tony Rohr
Tony Rohr
as Stan McVay
Barbara Miller
Barbara Miller
as Self
Alec Sabin
Alec Sabin
as Wyroslawski
Kevin Whately
Kevin Whately
as Bob Smith
Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton
as Mary Price
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
as Patient
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Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Season 8

Season 8

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Sizwe bansi is dead

  • 1x2

    The joke

  • 1x3

    The cafeteria

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The breakthrough

  • 2x2

    Mrs. acland's ghosts

  • 2x3

    Diane

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Kites

  • 3x2

    An accident of class and sex

  • 3x3

    A martyr to the system

  • 3x4

    The button man

  • 3x5

    Practical experience

  • 3x6

    Dad

  • 3x7

    The chauffeur

  • 3x8

    Play things

  • 3x9

    Jumbo

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    The mind beyond: meriel, the ghost girl

  • 4x2

    The mind beyond: double echo

  • 4x3

    The mind beyond: the love of a good woman

  • 4x4

    The mind beyond: the daedalus equations

  • 4x5

    The mind beyond: stones

  • 4x6

    The mind beyond: the man with the power

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    The achurch letters

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    School play

  • 6x2

    Every good boy deserves favour

  • 6x3

    The brylcreem boys

  • 6x4

    An affinity with dr. still

  • 6x5

    Home movies

  • 6x6

    Sweet wine of youth

  • 6x7

    Speed king

  • 6x8

    Pews

  • 6x9

    Gentle folk

  • 6x10

    Trouble with gregory

  • 6x11

    Lifelike

  • 6x12

    The enigma

  • 6x13

    Hesther for example

  • 6x14

    The best of friends

  • 6x15

    In hiding

  • 6x16

    Rottingdean

  • 6x17

    The dig

  • 6x18

    Happy

  • 6x19

    Mary's wife

  • 6x20

    Games without frontiers

  • 6x21

    The unborn

  • 6x22

    Electric in the city

  • 6x23

    Blue remembered hills

  • 6x24

    Thank you comrades

  • 6x25

    Coming out

  • 6x26

    Crest of a wave

  • 6x27

    Freedom of the dig

  • 6x28

    A walk in the forest

  • 6x29

    Hallelujah, mary plum

  • 6x30

    Dalhousie's luck

  • 6x31

    An ordered life

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    Caught on a train

  • 7x2

    Fatal spring

  • 7x3

    The black madonna

  • 7x4

    The happy autumn fields

  • 7x5

    Grown-ups

  • 7x6

    My dear palestrina

  • 7x7

    Shaping up

  • 7x8

    Standing in for henry

  • 7x9

    Fothergill

  • 7x10

    One hundred and eighty!!!

  • 7x11

    The kindness of mrs. radcliffe

  • 7x12

    A last visitor for mr. hugh peter

  • 7x13

    Journal of bridget hitler

  • 7x14

    Episode 14

  • 7x15

    Bobby wants to meet me

  • 7x16

    Days

  • 7x17

    Clapperclaw

  • 7x18

    The potsdam quartet

  • 7x19

    Unity

  • 7x20

    Skylark

  • 7x21

    Elizabeth alone: part 1

  • 7x22

    Elizabeth alone: part 2

  • 7x23

    Elizabeth alone: part 3

  • 7x24

    The man who almost knew eamonn andrews

  • 7x25

    You're all right, how am i?

  • 7x26

    The day war broke out

  • 7x27

    Random moments in a may garden

  • 7x28

    Going gently

  • 7x29

    Marriage

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    Mrs. reinhardt

  • 8x2

    Last summer's child

  • 8x3

    Autumn sunshine

  • 8x4

    The grudge fight

  • 8x5

    Virginia fly is drowning

  • 8x6

    Findings on a late afternoon

  • 8x7

    Dancing country

  • 8x8

    The combination

  • 8x9

    A silly little habit

  • 8x10

    Aubrey

  • 8x11

    Preview

  • 8x12

    Out of step

  • 8x13

    A shilling life

  • 8x14

    The workshop

  • 8x15

    How many miles to babylon?

  • 8x16

    The pigman's protege

  • 8x17

    A pocketful of dreams

  • 8x18

    Keeping in touch

  • 8x19

    The guest

  • 8x20

    The sidmouth letters

  • 8x21

    The queen of annagh

  • 8x22

    By george

  • 8x23

    Lunch

  • 8x24

    Passing through

  • 8x25

    Jake's end

  • 8x26

    Housewarming

  • 8x27

    Easy money

  • 8x28

    Potatohead blues

  • 8x29

    Irwin shaw triple bill: the man who married a french wife/the monument/the girls

  • 8x30

    Chains

  • 8x31

    Come into the garden, maud

  • 8x32

    A song at twilight

  • 8x33

    Fraulein else

  • 8x34

    Imaginary friends

  • 8x35

    Possibilities

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