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An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.
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- E1 Absolute HellNext upOct 5, 1991 · 120 min
Synopsis
Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after WW2. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, lesbians, party-girls, drunks, and drag queens.
Guest stars: Judi Dench (Christine Foskett), Susan Porrett (Doris), Paul Birchard (Butch), Sylvia Barter (Julia Shillitoe), Bill Nighy (Hugh Marriner), Ronald Pickup (Siegfried Shrager), Francesca Annis (Elizabeth Collier), Eileen Page (Mrs. Marriner)
- E2 Uncle VanyaOct 12, 1991 · 130 min
Synopsis
When Vanya's brother-in-law declares his intention to sell the family's house, polite facades begin to crumble and long repressed feelings start to emerge with devastating consequences.
Guest stars: David Warner (Vanya), Ian Holm (Astrov), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Yelena), Ian Bannen (Serebryakov), Rebecca Pidgeon (Sonya), Rachel Kempson (Mariya Vasilyevna), Sandra Voe (Nanny), Roger Hammond (Waffles)
- E3 NonaOct 19, 1991 · 120 min
Synopsis
An adaptation of Roberto Cossa's Argentinian drama, the play focuses on a family desperately struggling against inflation and unemployment while trying to assuage the insatiable appetite of their 100-year old grandmother.
Guest stars: Les Dawson (Nona), Liz Smith (Anyula), Jim Broadbent (Carmello), Timothy Spall (Chico), Susan Brown (Maria), Jane Horrocks (Marta), Maurice Denham (Don Francisco)
- E4 Old TimesOct 26, 1991 · 120 min
Synopsis
A married couple are visited by a friend from their past, who causes them unease and even embarrassment.
Guest stars: John Malkovich (Deeley), Kate Nelligan (Kate), Miranda Richardson (Anna)
- E5 Top GirlsNov 2, 1991 · 120 min
Synopsis
Marlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner party for five oddly assorted women from centuries past.
Guest stars: Deborah Findlay (Isabella Bird), Beth Goddard (Waitress), Cecily Hobbs (Pope Joan), Sarah Lam (Lady Nijo), Lesley Manville (Marlene), Anna Patrick (Griselda), Lesley Sharp (Angie)
- E6 The Trials of OzNov 9, 1991 · 120 min
Synopsis
Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.
Guest stars: Hugh Grant (Richard Neville), Peter O'Brien (James Anderson), Kevin Allen (Felix Dennis), Leslie Phillips (Judge Michael Argyle), Nigel Hawthorne (Brian Leary), Simon Callow (John Mortimer)
