Great Performances: Season 1

5 episodes Premiered Jan 28, 1971 Updated Jul 18, 2026

Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Jan 28, 1971

S1·E2 Core

Episode 2

Feb 4, 1971

S1·E3 Core

Episode 3

Feb 25, 1971

S1·E7 Core

Paradise Lost

Feb 25, 1971 · 160 min

Paradise Lost is a drama by Clifford Odets that takes place during the Depression. The play was originally produced on Broadway by the Group Theatre in 1935. It was also filmed for

S1·E18 Mytharc

Hogan's Goat

Oct 18, 1971

A young Irish ward boss has a chance to be elected mayor, but the disgraced current mayor makes sure the candidate's wife learns about his affair with a just-deceased rich girl.