Playhouse

35min

Drama

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.

Episodes

Cast

Sizwe Bansi Is Dead

1. Sizwe Bansi Is Dead

13th Mar 1974

The Joke

2. The Joke

6th Aug 1974

The Cafeteria

3. The Cafeteria

13th Aug 1974

First air date

13th Mar 1974

Last air date

20th May 1983

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks