Playhouse

Playhouse

PG1974•35m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

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7.0/10(1)

A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.

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Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 13, 1974

Last Aired

May 20, 1983

Networks

BBC Two

Created By

Sarah Pia Anderson

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Sizwe Bansi Is Dead

Air date: 1974-03-13

Two Black South Africans discover what it means to lose their passbooks, which they must carry to prove their identity during the apartheid era.

E2

The Joke

Air date: 1974-08-06

E3

The Cafeteria

Air date: 1974-08-13

An eccentric Jewish writer is drawn into the world of an apparently delusional young woman and her invalid father.

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