Playhouse

1. S01E01Sizwe Bansi Is DeadMarch 13, 1974—Two Black South Africans discover what it means to lose their passbooks, which they must carry to prove their identity during the apartheid
2. S01E02The JokeAugust 6, 1974—
3. S01E03The CafeteriaAugust 13, 1974—An eccentric Jewish writer is drawn into the world of an apparently delusional young woman and her invalid father.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The BreakthroughJanuary 8, 1975—On a remote Cornish coast, a small group of scientists at an out of the way research laboratory delve into the mystery of what happens at th
2. S02E02Mrs. Acland's GhostsJanuary 15, 1975—An isolated woman is haunted by the ghosts of her dead siblings.
3. S02E03DianeJuly 9, 1975—Teenager Diane Weaver lives with her abusive single father. A religious local boy only who wants to be her friend, but she doesn't like him

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01KitesMarch 19, 1976—Retired prep school headmaster Lawrence Hastings has few pleasures in life. One is kite flying, until this too is spoilt by the intrusions o
2. S03E02An Accident of Class and SexMarch 26, 1976—
3. S03E03A Martyr to the SystemApril 2, 1976—A school lecturer is possessed by the spirit of Othello during the teaching of Classics.
4. S03E04The Button ManApril 9, 1976—
5. S03E05Practical ExperienceApril 16, 1976—
6. S03E06DadApril 23, 1976—
7. S03E07The ChauffeurApril 30, 1976—Joe, chauffeur to a South American embassy, enjoys the small perks of privilege his job provides. When a coup results in the ambassador's re
8. S03E08Play ThingsMay 7, 1976—A young man volunteers to work with a children's play group in a desolate London area.
9. S03E09JumboMay 14, 1976—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The Mind Beyond: Meriel, the Ghost GirlSeptember 29, 1976—Psychic investigator George Livingston is asked to attend a séance. Can it be that he has finally discovered a genuine supernatural phenomen
2. S04E02The Mind Beyond: Double EchoOctober 6, 1976—Alison has suffered Autism since childhood. Now 17, her parents take her to Dr. Mallam for psychotherapy. Alison is tested with Zener cards,
3. S04E03The Mind Beyond: The Love of a Good WomanOctober 13, 1976—A pair of childhood sweethearts have their peaceful life interrupted when a vulgar woman from her dreams show up in reality.
4. S04E04The Mind Beyond: The Daedalus EquationsOctober 20, 1976—During a séance, a medium transcribes complex equations that seem to be the final work of a recently deceased physicist revealing the secret
5. S04E05The Mind Beyond: StonesOctober 27, 1976—Stones and curses go together. A series of strange events connected with Stonehenge lead Professor Reeve, an Oxford historian, to wonder if
6. S04E06The Mind Beyond: The Man with the PowerNovember 3, 1976—An ordinary man suddenly discovers that he possesses psychic powers.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01The Achurch LettersJanuary 12, 1977—A play about the (celibate) relationship between writer George Bernard Shaw and a famous drug addict actress.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01School PlayNovember 7, 1979—A play about the horrors of life at an English public school - with all the schoolboys played by adults.
2. S06E02Every Good Boy Deserves FavourNovember 14, 1979—A dissident, Alexander, has been pronounced insane by the authorities (although he isn't), and finds himself sharing a cell with a genuine m
3. S06E03The Brylcreem BoysNovember 21, 1979—Cpl. George Hunn's sentry post is knocked over and he wakes to find he is suffering from frost bite of the face. Sent to hospital he is put
4. S06E04An Affinity with Dr. StillNovember 28, 1979—
5. S06E05Home MoviesDecember 5, 1979—Keith and Alec have been making holiday movies, together for 25 years. Alec suddenly spots a moment between wife Sybil and Keith. He realise
6. S06E06Sweet Wine of YouthDecember 12, 1979—
7. S06E07Speed KingDecember 19, 1979—In 1935, Sir Malcolm Campbell's obsession is to win the World's Land Speed Record in his car Bluebird. Speed King is about the man, the car,
8. S06E08PewsJanuary 12, 1980—Set in a north country synagogue, a group of Jewish men have to organise a shiva, however, not having the required number of their faith, re
9. S06E09Gentle FolkJanuary 19, 1980—An Edwardian house party given by a Fabian woman, her business-man husband and assorted guests from politics and the Arts—including a young
10. S06E10Trouble with GregoryJanuary 23, 1980—Gregory has troubles enough when Ella moves him out and sets him up for a job with the radio. Suspicions of infidelity can make the world a
11. S06E11LifelikeJanuary 26, 1980—A comprehensive school is praised for its authenticity, but one schoolboy does not agree with this assessment.
12. S06E12The EnigmaFebruary 9, 1980—An upper-class young man has rejected his affluent background, but, when a crisis comes, reverts to type pretty quickly.
13. S06E13Hesther for ExampleFebruary 16, 1980—Cousin, W. Clifford Mill, ran a dirty postcard business; which brings Paul to the country in search of a profitable afternoon. Hesther knows
14. S06E14The Best of FriendsMarch 8, 1980—What is friendship? Why do two grown men behave like egomaniac children or flustered prima donnas? And when they meet unexpectedly after ten
15. S06E15In HidingMarch 15, 1980—A teenager learns about life and death while staying with his aunt during the school holidays.
16. S06E16RottingdeanMarch 22, 1980—Mother is manic, Father frustrated. Son sees himself as quite an operator. Daughter wants to change the dreary world of Jubilee-year England
17. S06E17The DigApril 18, 1980—
18. S06E18HappyApril 25, 1980—
19. S06E19Mary's WifeMay 2, 1980—A married transvestite comes to terms with their true gender identity.
20. S06E20Games Without FrontiersMay 9, 1980—Nobody goes to Amsterdam to wander about. It's either the Rijksmuseum or the red-light district. On the boat going home Clive and Stewart ad
21. S06E21The UnbornMay 16, 1980—A physicist has visions of his unborn baby – it turns out that the child will grow up to become a Hitler-like dictator responsible for World
22. S06E22Electric in the CityMay 23, 1980—
23. S06E23Blue Remembered HillsMay 30, 1980—Repeated from Play for Today
24. S06E24Thank You ComradesJune 6, 1980—
25. S06E25Coming OutJune 13, 1980—
26. S06E26Crest of a WaveJune 20, 1980—
27. S06E27Freedom of the DigJune 20, 1980—
28. S06E28A Walk in the ForestJuly 6, 1980—
29. S06E29Hallelujah, Mary PlumJuly 13, 1980—A talented, independent artist lives by the sea with her daughter. As summer approaches, she faces two threats to her way of life: the local
30. S06E30Dalhousie's LuckAugust 3, 1980—Our gamble is over, Dalhousie. You'll walk at dawn tomorrow as agreed, but in case you've no mind to return, there's one fact might persuade
31. S06E31An Ordered LifeAugust 10, 1980—German composer Anton Webern survives Naziism only to be shot by an American GI in the closing days of WWII. His son, against his father's w

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01Caught on a TrainOctober 31, 1980—Peter boards a train to attend an important business meeting across Europe. His trip is complicated by two women also assigned to his compar
2. S07E02Fatal SpringNovember 7, 1980—Using a remarkable blend of dramatic techniques, this study of three English poets – also three courageous soldiers – gradually develops tow
3. S07E03The Black MadonnaNovember 14, 1980—Lou Parker feels very strongly that she and her husband, Ray, are different from the Farrells and the Ackerleys. With them it's all televisi
4. S07E04The Happy Autumn FieldsNovember 21, 1980—
5. S07E05Grown-UpsNovember 28, 1980—Young working class couple Dick and Mandy move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, livin
6. S07E06My Dear PalestrinaDecember 5, 1980—
7. S07E07Shaping UpDecember 12, 1980—
8. S07E08Standing in for HenryDecember 19, 1980—At a Nottingham advertising agency, young graphic designer Graham is recruited as a temporary replacement for the iconic Henry. The agency a
9. S07E09FothergillJanuary 9, 1981—John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame, Oxfordshire, with the intent of turning it into
10. S07E10One Hundred and Eighty!!!January 16, 1981—A darts tournament is put in peril when the players' wives stage a sit-in in the pub.
11. S07E11The Kindness of Mrs. RadcliffeJanuary 23, 1981—A day in the life of Mrs Radcliffe, who believes that the advice she so freely gives is done only out of kindness.
12. S07E12A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh PeterJanuary 30, 1981—In prison the night before his execution, Republican preacher Hugh Peter prepares to be hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.
13. S07E13Journal of Bridget HitlerFebruary 6, 1981—An Irishwoman married to a German in pre-WWI Liverpool prepares to meet her brother-in-law, a young man named Adolf Hitler.
14. S07E14Days at the BeachFebruary 13, 1981—In 1920, a trio of British soldiers have to guard an unexploded mine that has washed up on a beach.
15. S07E15Bobby Wants to Meet MeFebruary 20, 1981—In 1978, Changes Magazine journalist Neville Morris writes an essay about Bob Dylan called 'A Jewish Massiah'. Dylan's publicist Elle Smith
16. S07E16DaysFebruary 27, 1981—A mother, waiting for a visit through a hospital day, reflects on her life. Dreams haunt her, fantasies seduce her, memories crowd in on her
17. S07E17ClapperclawMarch 6, 1981—VE Night, 1945: In a Yorkshire pub, not everyone is in a mood to celebrate. Lorna Thorpe's 'All-Star' dance band is down two members, the be
18. S07E18The Potsdam QuartetMarch 13, 1981—An exploration of the personal and professional conflicts of a string quartet who have been playing together for many years, but are on the
19. S07E19UnityMarch 20, 1981—The true story of Unity Mitford who, in the 1930s, moves to Germany, where she befriends Adolf Hitler.
20. S07E20SkylarkMarch 27, 1981—
21. S07E21Elizabeth Alone: Part 1April 3, 1981—After nineteen years of marriage, three children, and a brief but passionate affair followed by a quick divorce, Elizabeth Aidallbery has to
22. S07E22Elizabeth Alone: Part 2April 10, 1981—After nineteen years of marriage, three children, and a brief but passionate affair followed by a quick divorce, Elizabeth Aidallbery has to
23. S07E23Elizabeth Alone: Part 3April 17, 1981—After nineteen years of marriage, three children, and a brief but passionate affair followed by a quick divorce, Elizabeth Aidallbery has to
24. S07E24The Man Who Almost Knew Eamonn AndrewsApril 24, 1981—
25. S07E25You're All Right, How Am I?May 1, 1981—
26. S07E26The Day War Broke OutMay 15, 1981—Albie Warren and his girlfriend Carla are second on the bill of variety artists and musicians performing to half empty venues. Albie imperso
27. S07E27Random Moments in a May GardenMay 22, 1981—
28. S07E28Going GentlyJune 5, 1981 7.0Two men sharing a hospital room after their diagnoses of terminal cancer struggle with fear, physical pain, the difficulties of being in hos
29. S07E29MarriageJuly 10, 1981—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Mrs. ReinhardtOctober 30, 1981—An Englishwoman seeking to escape her marriage arrives at French hotel.
2. S08E02Last Summer's ChildNovember 6, 1981—A boy feels restless during a hot summer in prewar Cornwall.
3. S08E03Autumn SunshineNovember 13, 1981—
4. S08E04The Grudge FightNovember 27, 1981—
5. S08E05Virginia Fly Is DrowningDecember 4, 1981—Secure in her suburban home, Virginia Fly dreams of a life of unbridled passion and romance. She feels her fantasies are about to become rea
6. S08E06Findings on a Late AfternoonDecember 11, 1981—Gerald is on the edge of a complete breakdown. During an afternoon with his father, he starts to come to terms with the wounding confusions
7. S08E07Dancing CountryDecember 18, 1981—The local country dancing team of old-age pensioners is forced to change its style when Jack, its leader, arrives with a new partner, one wh
8. S08E08The CombinationJanuary 8, 1982—
9. S08E09A Silly Little HabitJanuary 15, 1982—An apparently happy and privileged woman begins shoplifting.
10. S08E10AubreyJanuary 22, 1982—The story of Aubrey Beardsley, an English illustrator and author, whose black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicte
11. S08E11PreviewJanuary 29, 1982—Four television critics gather in a Wardour Street preview theatre to see a documentary and get the surprise of their lives.
12. S08E12Out of StepFebruary 5, 1982—A keen ballroom dancer becomes an alcoholic after discovering she's infertile.
13. S08E13A Shilling LifeFebruary 12, 1982—A once-famous writer, now long out of fashion, is interviewed by a disconcerting young woman.
14. S08E14The WorkshopFebruary 19, 1982—In 1945, just a year since the allied troops entered Paris, Simone arrives for her first day at M. Leon's tailoring workshop.
15. S08E15How Many Miles to Babylon?February 26, 1982—Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and, in 1914, find themselves in the same Army unit – Alex as an
16. S08E16The Pigman's ProtégéMarch 5, 1982—In 1919, the carnage of WWI has left the country desperately short of young men. Maud, who runs the farm for her crippled father, decides th
17. S08E17A Pocketful of DreamsMarch 12, 1982—At the moment, money is scarce and times are hard for everyone—even villains like Charlie and Denny are feeling the pinch. But their luck co
18. S08E18Keeping in TouchMarch 19, 1982—When James pays one of his periodic visits to his mother, he finds her curiously resigned to the loneliness she's suffered for the years sin
19. S08E19The GuestMarch 26, 1982—Gerald fancies himself as a bit of a gourmet and a trip to the gastronomic delights of France promises well. His wife Hilary isn't so sure;
20. S08E20The Sidmouth LettersApril 2, 1982—Academic scavenger Shorty believes he's tracked down some letters that reveal an unexpected side to Miss Jane Austen's nature.
21. S08E21The Queen of AnnaghApril 16, 1982—Nancy is the sole inhabitant of the Isle of Annagh off the west coast of Scotland. Although World War III is raging all around she sees litt
22. S08E22By GeorgeApril 23, 1982—An anthropologist observed by one of his erstwhile victims — a sophisticated comedy.
23. S08E23LunchApril 30, 1982—Two women meet for lunch every two weeks to swap news. But this week is different.
24. S08E24Passing ThroughMay 7, 1982—At a railway public house, two strangers engage in a conversation and begin to open up about their life's. Richard is an alcoholic and forme
25. S08E25Jake's EndMay 14, 1982—Jake's a professional, a married man with a reputation to maintain—and a bank to rob.
26. S08E26HousewarmingMay 21, 1982—Her husband Gary is behind on the central heating installation. Eunice, her best friend, has a crush on the lodger — an actor appearing in a
27. S08E27Easy MoneyMay 28, 1982—At a concert, Marcia picked Terry out of the crowd. So he no longer feels alone. Until he learns about her secret life and dare not tell his
28. S08E28Potatohead BluesJune 4, 1982—Stan McVay has given up smoking, gone on a diet and feels like hell. He's also abandoned the Ulster spud and just learned that his teenage d
29. S08E29Irwin Shaw Triple Bill: The Man Who Married a French Wife / The Monument / The Girls in Their Summer DressesJune 11, 1982—Three short stories by Irwin Shaw.
30. S08E30ChainsJune 18, 1982—Eddie's 40th birthday party reunites friends not seen since the old days of ton-up bikes and early rock and roll. It could be a chance to re
31. S08E31Come Into the Garden, MaudJuly 7, 1982—A henpecked American visiting Europe is able to throw off his ghastly wife and find love.
32. S08E32A Song at TwilightJuly 9, 1982—A famous writer finds that a long-suppressed secret is about to be revealed by his former mistress.
33. S08E33Fraulein ElseJanuary 14, 1983—
34. S08E34Imaginary FriendsApril 1, 1983—
35. S08E35PossibilitiesMay 20, 1983—

Season 8 ranked & reviewed