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Landmark productions from some of the UK's greatest creative talents, as first seen in the 1980s and 1990s - part of the BBC's rich archive of classic drama.
Top Girls (1h 51m)
- Not IBillie Whitelaw stars in Samuel Beckett’s play, suspended in darkness, burning with words15 mins
- Absurd Person SingularThree couples, three cocktail parties – on the rocks. Alan Ayckbourn's beloved classic1h 53m
- My Night with RegWhere laughter lingers and love leaves its mark in 80s London. Kevin Elyot's tragicomedy1h 45m
- A Taste of HoneySweetness is hard to find when life turns bitter. A gritty tale of youth and defiance1h 28m
- CopenhagenMemories, motives and the greatest moral dilemma of WWII. Based on Michael Frayn's play1h 30m
- Second City FirstsGirl. A ground-breaking play with a young Alison Steadman and TV’s first same-sex kiss33 mins
- Cyprus AvenueStephen Rea stars as a Belfast man at war with reality in David Ireland's acclaimed play1h 36m
- An Inspector CallsUncomfortable truths are revealed, but a darker mystery emerges – who is Inspector Goole?1h 26m
- PlayhouseStephen Poliakoff’s garlanded play starring Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Kitchen1h 20m
- The Other SideA hidden history, a personal awakening. Noel Greig and Drew Griffiths’ breakthrough play50 mins
- I, ClaudiusMadness, murder and debauchery in ancient Rome. Acclaimed 1976 epic with a master cast
- Screen TwoMichael Palin's nostalgic coming-of-age tale of love, lust and the joys of jazz cafés1h 13m
