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BBC anthology series of classic plays.
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- E1 She Stoops to ConquerNext upAug 4, 1971
Synopsis
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with a potential suitor. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper. Hilarity ensues.
Guest stars: Tom Courtenay (Marlow), Thora Hird (Mrs. Hardcastle), Juliet Mills (Kate Hardcastle), Brian Cox (Hastings), Trevor Peacock (Tony Lumpkin)
- E2 Peer GyntSep 26, 1972
Synopsis
The classic tale by Henrik Ibsen; a complete opposite of a hero is banished from his village for his (in)actions. He then travels the world with more or less the same result trying to impress.
Guest stars: Colin Blakely (Peer Gynt), Wendy Hiller (Aase), Francesca Annis (Solveig)
- E3 Mrs. Warren's ProfessionOct 3, 1972
Synopsis
A very proper young woman is horrified to discover not only that her mother once worked as a prostitute in order to support her, but that she later became a whorehouse madam rather than give up the business.
Guest stars: Coral Browne (Mrs. Warren), James Grout (Sir George Crofts), Robert Powell (Frank Gardner)
- E4 The Duchess of MalfiOct 10, 1972
Synopsis
The Duchess of Malfi is recently widowed and her greedy brothers are determined she will not marry again, so they employ Daniel De Bosola, a murderer in their pay to spy on her. He fails and most of the cast pay for the brothers' plotting. One of the great revenge tragedies based on a true story, though John Webster, the playwright, probably didn't know this. Who would believe so much mayhem could happen, five hundred years before the Godfather?
Guest stars: Eileen Atkins (The Duchess of Malfi), Michael Bryant (Daniel de Bosola), Tim Curry (2nd Madman)
- E5 The Shadow of a GunmanSep 25, 1973
Synopsis
The first part of Sean O'Casey's Dublin Trilogy. Set in 1920, as the Irish War of Independence rages, "Shadow of a Gunman" is the story of two young men, Donald Davoren and Seamus Shields, who share a flat in Dublin.
Guest stars: Stephen Rea (Donal Davoren), Donal McCann (Seumas Shields), Sinéad Cusack (Minnie Powell)
