A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.
Sep 28, 1975
Pip is a socialist who has seen the squalor of the East End, typified by greasy cafés offering 'chips with everything'. Pip is also the only privately-educated recruit in a draft of other National Service recruits. He's tried to buck the system by not applying for an officer's commission.
Nov 2, 1975 - 1h 42m
In rural 1840s Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new 'little minister' of Thrums's Auld Licht church. He meets a mysterious young gypsy girl in the dens and to his horror Babbie draws him into her escape from the soldiers after she incites a Luddite riot. But unknown to Gavin, Babbie is more than she seems, and they must overcome her secret, the villagers' fears of her, and--worst of all--Gavin's devotion to his mother's sensibilities, before they can openly declare their love.
Dec 14, 1975 - 2h 0m
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.
Dec 29, 1975 - 1h 15m
At the turn of the 20th century, a set of long-married couples discover that due to a bureaucratic quirk they have never actually been married.
Jan 24, 1976
Trilby, a young Irish girl in Paris, falls under the influence of the sinister hypnotist Svengali.
Feb 28, 1976
No overview available.
Apr 18, 1976 - 1h 30m
A quartet of mystery plays originally based in Chester.
May 16, 1976 - 1h 34m
The romantic and comic adventures of a quintet of young Englishmen in France, on a course to learn the language.
