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Second City Firsts
1970s BBC series of short plays, created by first-time writers and starring household names in early TV roles.
Girl (33 mins)
- The Other SideA hidden history, a personal awakening. Noel Greig and Drew Griffiths’ breakthrough play50 mins
- A Taste of HoneySweetness is hard to find when life turns bitter. A gritty tale of youth and defiance1h 28m
- Absurd Person SingularThree couples, three cocktail parties – on the rocks. Alan Ayckbourn's beloved classic1h 53m
- PerformanceAmbition, power, and the women who changed the rules. Caryl Churchill's acclaimed play1h 51m
- PlayhouseStephen Poliakoff’s garlanded play starring Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Kitchen1h 20m
- My Night with RegWhere laughter lingers and love leaves its mark in 80s London. Kevin Elyot's tragicomedy1h 45m
- Screen TwoMichael Palin's nostalgic coming-of-age tale of love, lust and the joys of jazz cafés1h 13m
- The BBC Television ShakespeareStars Helen Mirren and Brian Stirner. A classic tale of love, lust and mistaken identity2h 30m
- Not IBillie Whitelaw stars in Samuel Beckett’s play, suspended in darkness, burning with words15 mins
- Our Friends in the NorthDrama series examining the change across Britain from the 60s to the 90s.
- Janet PlanetFind your own orbit. A misfit teen drifts through a luminous summer of growing up1h 44m
- Number 27Michael Palin’s fondly remembered story of loving where you live, starring Joyce Carey1h 14m
