Playhouse 1974
★ 7.0/10 · 1 votes Drama 8 seasons · 117 eps Ended
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What is Playhouse?
Playhouse is a television series that premiered in 1974. This production is a one-hour anthology series consisting of one-off dramas.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1974
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 117
- Runtime
- 35 minutes
- First aired
- Mar 13, 1974
- Last aired
- May 20, 1983
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC Two
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
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Playhouse is a television series that premiered in 1974. This production is a one-hour anthology series consisting of one-off dramas. The program features a mix of both contemporary and classic stories. The series was produced by the BBC. The provided information confirms that the show focuses on the presentation of individual dramatic works within a recurring anthology format. Beyond this description of its production origin and structural format, no additional details regarding specific episodes, cast members, or individual plot lines are available from the provided documentation. The series remains a documented example of BBC anthology programming from the mid-1970s.
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“This BBC anthology series presents a diverse collection of contemporary and classic one-off television dramas.”
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- features classic and contemporary works
- produced by the BBC
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- limited information on specific episode content
Watch it if you enjoy classic BBC anthology storytelling.
The series consists of standalone dramatic productions.
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Cast
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Ralph G. Morse
Edwin Tonsell
John Bluthal
Dr. Einstein
Denholm Elliott
Psychiatrist
Clive Swift
Alec Thorne ☻
Maggie Wilkinson
Lily Drucker
Donald Gee
Stan Rendall
Gawn Grainger
Henry
Trevor Laird
Albert
Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Orpen
Donald Pleasence
Aaron
Richard Pasco
Gregory
Jeremy Kemp
James Lombard
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Season 1 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sizwe Bansi Is Dead Mytharc Mar 13, 1974
- E2 The Joke Core Aug 6, 1974
- E3 The Cafeteria Mytharc Aug 13, 1974
Season 2 · 3 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Breakthrough Mytharc Jan 8, 1975
- E2 Mrs. Acland's Ghosts Core Jan 15, 1975
- E3 Diane Mytharc Jul 9, 1975
Season 3 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Kites Mytharc Mar 19, 1976
- E2 An Accident of Class and Sex Core Mar 26, 1976
- E3 A Martyr to the System Core Apr 2, 1976
- E4 The Button Man Core Apr 9, 1976
- E5 Practical Experience Core Apr 16, 1976
- E6 Dad Core Apr 23, 1976
- E7 The Chauffeur Core Apr 30, 1976
- E8 Play Things Mytharc May 7, 1976
- E9 Jumbo Mytharc May 14, 1976
Season 4 · 6 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Mind Beyond: Meriel, the Ghost Girl Mytharc Sep 29, 1976
- E2 The Mind Beyond: Double Echo Core Oct 6, 1976
- E3 The Mind Beyond: The Love of a Good Woman Core Oct 13, 1976
- E4 The Mind Beyond: The Daedalus Equations Core Oct 20, 1976
- E5 The Mind Beyond: Stones Mytharc Oct 27, 1976
- E6 The Mind Beyond: The Man with the Power Mytharc Nov 3, 1976
Season 5 · 1 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Achurch Letters Mytharc Jan 12, 1977
Season 6 · 31 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 School Play Mytharc Nov 7, 1979
- E2 Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Core Nov 14, 1979
- E3 The Brylcreem Boys Core Nov 21, 1979
- E4 An Affinity with Dr. Still Core Nov 28, 1979
- E5 Home Movies Core Dec 5, 1979
- E6 Sweet Wine of Youth Core Dec 12, 1979
- E7 Speed King Core Dec 19, 1979
- E8 Pews Core Jan 12, 1980
- E9 Gentle Folk Core Jan 19, 1980
- E10 Trouble with Gregory Core Jan 23, 1980
- E11 Lifelike Core Jan 26, 1980
- E12 The Enigma Core Feb 9, 1980
- E13 Hesther for Example Core Feb 16, 1980
- E14 The Best of Friends Core Mar 8, 1980
- E15 In Hiding Core Mar 15, 1980
- E16 Rottingdean Core Mar 22, 1980
- E17 The Dig Core Apr 18, 1980
- E18 Happy Core Apr 25, 1980
- E19 Mary's Wife Core May 2, 1980
- E20 Games Without Frontiers Core May 9, 1980
- E21 The Unborn Core May 16, 1980
- E22 Electric in the City Core May 23, 1980
- E23 Blue Remembered Hills Core May 30, 1980
- E24 Thank You Comrades Core Jun 6, 1980
- E25 Coming Out Core Jun 13, 1980
- E26 Crest of a Wave Core Jun 20, 1980
- E27 Freedom of the Dig Core Jun 20, 1980
- E28 A Walk in the Forest Core Jul 6, 1980
- E29 Hallelujah, Mary Plum Core Jul 13, 1980
- E30 Dalhousie's Luck Mytharc Aug 3, 1980
- E31 An Ordered Life Mytharc Aug 10, 1980
Season 7 · 29 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Caught on a Train Mytharc Oct 31, 1980
- E2 Fatal Spring Core Nov 7, 1980
- E3 The Black Madonna Core Nov 14, 1980
- E4 The Happy Autumn Fields Core Nov 21, 1980
- E5 Grown-Ups Core Nov 28, 1980
- E6 My Dear Palestrina Core Dec 5, 1980
- E7 Shaping Up Core Dec 12, 1980
- E8 Standing in for Henry Core Dec 19, 1980
- E9 Fothergill Core Jan 9, 1981
- E10 One Hundred and Eighty!!! Core Jan 16, 1981
- E11 The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe Core Jan 23, 1981
- E12 A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter Core Jan 30, 1981
- E13 Journal of Bridget Hitler Core Feb 6, 1981
- E14 Days at the Beach Core Feb 13, 1981
- E15 Bobby Wants to Meet Me Core Feb 20, 1981
- E16 Days Core Feb 27, 1981
- E17 Clapperclaw Core Mar 6, 1981
- E18 The Potsdam Quartet Core Mar 13, 1981
- E19 Unity Core Mar 20, 1981
- E20 Skylark Core Mar 27, 1981
- E21 Elizabeth Alone: Part 1 Mytharc Apr 3, 1981
- E22 Elizabeth Alone: Part 2 Mytharc Apr 10, 1981
- E23 Elizabeth Alone: Part 3 Mytharc Apr 17, 1981
- E24 The Man Who Almost Knew Eamonn Andrews Core Apr 24, 1981
- E25 You're All Right, How Am I? Core May 1, 1981
- E26 The Day War Broke Out Core May 15, 1981
- E27 Random Moments in a May Garden Core May 22, 1981
- E28 Going Gently Mytharc Jun 5, 1981
- E29 Marriage Mytharc Jul 10, 1981
Season 8 · 35 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mrs. Reinhardt Mytharc Oct 30, 1981
- E2 Last Summer's Child Core Nov 6, 1981
- E3 Autumn Sunshine Core Nov 13, 1981
- E4 The Grudge Fight Core Nov 27, 1981
- E5 Virginia Fly Is Drowning Core Dec 4, 1981
- E6 Findings on a Late Afternoon Core Dec 11, 1981
- E7 Dancing Country Core Dec 18, 1981
- E8 The Combination Core Jan 8, 1982
- E9 A Silly Little Habit Core Jan 15, 1982
- E10 Aubrey Core Jan 22, 1982
- E11 Preview Core Jan 29, 1982
- E12 Out of Step Core Feb 5, 1982
- E13 A Shilling Life Core Feb 12, 1982
- E14 The Workshop Core Feb 19, 1982
- E15 How Many Miles to Babylon? Core Feb 26, 1982
- E16 The Pigman's Protégé Core Mar 5, 1982
- E17 A Pocketful of Dreams Core Mar 12, 1982
- E18 Keeping in Touch Core Mar 19, 1982
- E19 The Guest Core Mar 26, 1982
- E20 The Sidmouth Letters Core Apr 2, 1982
- E21 The Queen of Annagh Core Apr 16, 1982
- E22 By George Core Apr 23, 1982
- E23 Lunch Core Apr 30, 1982
- E24 Passing Through Core May 7, 1982
- E25 Jake's End Core May 14, 1982
- E26 Housewarming Core May 21, 1982
- E27 Easy Money Core May 28, 1982
- E28 Potatohead Blues Core Jun 4, 1982
- E29 Irwin Shaw Triple Bill: The Man Who Married a French Wife / The Monument / The Girls in Their Summer Dresses Core Jun 11, 1982
- E30 Chains Core Jun 18, 1982
- E31 Come Into the Garden, Maud Core Jul 7, 1982
- E32 A Song at Twilight Core Jul 9, 1982
- E33 Fraulein Else Core Jan 14, 1983
- E34 Imaginary Friends Mytharc Apr 1, 1983
- E35 Possibilities Mytharc May 20, 1983
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Frequently asked questions
What is the format of the show?
It is a one-hour anthology series.
Who produced the series?
The series was produced by the BBC.
What kind of stories are featured?
The show features a mix of contemporary and classic dramas.
Are the episodes connected?
No, it is an anthology series of one-off dramas.
How long is each episode?
Each episode is one hour long.
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