BBC2 Play of the Week
★ 7 · 1977 · 100m · Drama · Comedy
An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.
Episodes
17. She Fell Among Thieves78m · France, 1924. Two English gentlemen join forces to investigate notorious villainess Vanity Fair in her fortified chateau. Tongue-in-cheek 1978 TV film based on the novel by Dornford Yates.▶18. Stargazy on Zummerdown80m · In the 23rd century, Albion (formerly Britain) is made up of two distinct communities — the Aggros (farm workers) and the Toonies (industrial workers). They meet at Zummerdown for the annual midsummer festival of Stargazy.▶19. Liza80m · Lavretsky returns to Russia from Europe and joins the group of admirers of his beautiful young cousin Liza.▶20. For Tea on SundaySome young women, sharing accommodation, invite their boyfriends for tea on Sunday. But one of them proves to be alarmingly disturbed.▶21. When the Actors ComeIn 19th-century Eastern Europe, a group of actors, led by Janos, arrive at a castle to give the Count and his friends a private performance. But the actors are also revolutionaries, and they have another agenda.▶22. Ice AgeAn unexpected stranger arrives at the old peoples home in Norway where a famous writer is kept in confinement after the war. A young partisan plots his assassination, while others advocate handing him over for trial for collaboration.▶23. The CopyistA fateful day in the life of a celebrated composer.More Like This
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